Word

employment, n.
(employments)
freq. cnt. 25

the occupation for which you are paid
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 9

employment work

sample sentences

"he is looking for employment"
"a lot of people are out of work"

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derivationally related form

work work

semantic pointers

hyponym

coaching, coaching job booking, engagement ministry sailing, seafaring, navigation workload, work load piecework service telecommuting, teleworking services public service paper route

hypernym

job, business, occupation, line, line of work

the state of being employed or having a job
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1

employ employment

sample sentences

"they are looking for employment"
"he was in the employ of the city"

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antonym

unemployment

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derivationally related form

employ

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hypernym

state

the act of giving someone a job
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

employment engagement

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derivationally related form

employ

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engage

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hypernym

action

hyponym

shape-up call-back booking, reservation

the act of using
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 106 freq. cnt.: 90 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

employment exercise usage use utilisation utilization

sample sentences

"he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"
"skilled in the utilization of computers"

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derivationally related form

use use

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use

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derivationally related form

utilize

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exercise exercise

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derivationally related form

employ

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utilise

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hypernym

activity

hyponym

practice play misuse, abuse development, exploitation recycling application, practical application