employment

«employment» in Mova's judaism dictionary: having a paid job — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (employment — usually uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Employment is having a paid job. tree →

2) Employment is the act of giving someone work. tree →

3) (formal) The employment of something is the use of it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and citizenship lessons employment tells how many people have jobs; maths problems may use employment numbers or percentages. Phrases: «in employment», «full-time employment», «employment rate», «seek employment».

examples

• My brother found employment at a garage. tree →
• The new factory brought employment to the town. tree →
• The employment rate went up this year. tree →
• She is in full-time employment. tree →
• 80 of every 100 adults are in employment; what fraction is that? tree →
• The employment of robots has changed farming. tree →
• Is that the proper sort of employment for me? tree →

note

Uncountable. Opposite: unemployment. Verb: employ; person: employee (worker), employer (boss).

In the corpora

• An employment tribunal is a kind of court for work disputes, such as being sacked unfairly or not being paid what is owed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «employment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.