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employment
 
NOUN:1. Activity pursued as a livelihood: art, business, calling, career, craft, job, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work. Slang : racket. Archaic : employ. See ACTION. 2. The condition of being put to use: application, duty, service, use, utilization. See USED. 3. The act of employing for wages: engagement, hire. See GET, WORK. 4. The state of being employed: employ, hire. See WORK. 5. The act of putting into play: application, exercise, exertion, implementation, operation, play, usage, use, utilization. See USED.
 
 
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