B1noun · countable / uncountable · common

employment

employment · employments

заняття, працевлаштування, робота, служба

занятие, работа, трудоустройство, служба

Arbeit, Beschäftigung, Anstellung, Erwerbstätigkeit

The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paidThe occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.

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/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

» I'm looking for full-time employment.

Я ищу работу на полный рабочий день. — odexed

Я ищу работу на полную ставку. — marafon

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Meaning

6 senses

(countable, uncountable)The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
Arbeit
рабо́таrabóta, заня́тиеzanjátije, слу́жбаslúžba
заня́ттяzanjáttja, робо́таrobóta, пра́цяprácja
the occupation for which you are paid
(countable, uncountable)The act of employing.
The personnel director handled the whole employment procedure
Anstellung
трудоустро́йствоtrudoustrójstvo
працевлаштува́нняpracevlaštuvánnja
the act of using
(countable, uncountable)The state of being employed.
The percentage of a country's population in employment used to be called "participation rate".
Beschäftigung, Erwerbstätigkeit
трудоустро́йствоtrudoustrójstvo, за́нятостьzánjatostʹ
працевлаштува́нняpracevlaštuvánnja, за́йнятістьzájnjatistʹ
the state of being employed or having a job
(countable, uncountable)A purpose, a use.
примене́ниеprimenénije, испо́льзованиеispólʹzovanije, употребле́ниеupotreblénije
(countable, uncountable)An activity to which one devotes time.
заня́тиеzanjátije
заня́ттяzanjáttja
(countable, uncountable)The number or percentage of people at work.
за́нятостьzánjatostʹ
за́йнятістьzájnjatistʹ

Examples

72 sentences

I'm looking for full-time employment.
ruЯ ищу работу на полный рабочий день. — odexed
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They guaranteed regular employment to their workers.
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He came to Tokyo in search of employment.
ruОн приехал в Токио в поисках работы. — Olya
deEr kam auf Arbeitssuche nach Tokio. — raggione
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In Japan, employment opportunities are significantly lower for women than they are for men.
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She found employment as a typist.
deSie hat eine Anstellung als Maschinenschreiberin gefunden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid:

act of employing:

state of being employed:

Русский

By meaning 4

occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid:

act of employing:

state of being employed:

purpose, use:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid:

act of employing:

state of being employed:

Origin

From employ (itself from Middle French employer, from Middle French empleier, from Latin i

From employ (itself from Middle French employer, from Middle French empleier, from Latin implicō (“enfold, involve, be connected with”), itself from in- + plicō (“fold”)) + -ment.

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