employment meaning
employment :
job, work, occupation, position
noun
▪ She secured employment at the marketing firm.
▪ She got a job at the marketing firm.
▪ They are looking for part-time employment.
▪ They are seeking part-time work.
paraphrasing
▪ job – employment
▪ work – labor
▪ occupation – profession
▪ position – role
Pronunciation
employment [ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt]
The stress is on the second syllable 'ploy' and sounds like 'im-ploy-ment'.
Common phrases and grammar about employment
employment - Common meaning
noun
job, work, occupation, position
Part of Speech Changes for "employment"
▪ employ (verb) – to give work to someone
employee (noun) – a person who works for someone
employer (noun) – a person or organization that employs people
employable (adjective) – capable of being employed
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Common Expressions with "employment"
▪ find employment – get a job
full-time employment – working all the required hours
gain employment – secure a position
lose employment – be fired or laid off
Important examples of employment in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, employment refers to having a job or being hired.
Example of a confusing word: unemployment (lack of a job)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Employment is used as a noun and may appear in grammar questions distinguishing it from verbs.
employment
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
steady employment
'stable job', used to describe reliable work
gain employment
'secure a job', used when someone obtains a position
Differences between similar words and employment
employment
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job
differences
Employment refers to the state of having a job, while job refers to the specific position or work itself.
employment
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work
differences
Employment refers to having a position or being hired, while work refers to the tasks or activities performed in a job.
Words with the same origin as employment
The origin of employment
The word's etymology is not clear.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
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