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| 1. | an act or instance of employing someone or something. |
| 2. | the state of being employed; employ; service: to begin or terminate employment. |
| 3. | an occupation by which a person earns a living; work; business. |
| 4. | the total number of people gainfully employed or working. |
| 5. | an activity or the like that occupies a person's time: She found knitting a comforting employment for her idle hours. |