employment
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(noun) the act of giving someone a job |
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Synonyms: engagement, hire, hiring |
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Related Words: action, booking, call-back, reservation, shape-up |
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(noun) the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" |
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Synonyms: employ |
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Related Words: state |
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Antonyms: unemployment |
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(noun) the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for a job"; "a lot of people are out of work" |
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Synonyms: job, work |
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Related Words: appointment, berth, booking, business, coaching, coaching job, engagement, line, line of work, navigation, occupation, office, piecework, place, position, post, public service, sailing, salt mine, seafaring, service, services, situation, slot, spot, treadmill, workload |
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(noun) the act of using; "the steps were worn from years of use" |
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Synonyms: exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization |
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Related Words: abuse, activity, application, development, exploitation, misuse, play, practical application, practice, recycling |
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