employment

  1. Noun.  A use, purpose.
  2. Noun.  The act of employing.
  3. Noun.  The state of being employed.
  4. Noun.  The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid.
  5. Noun.  An activity to which one devotes time.
  6. Noun.  (economics) The number or percentage of people at work.

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