Main entry: employ, employment
Definition: the state of being employed or having a job
Usage: they are looking for employment; he was in the employ of the city
Antonyms: unemployment
Definition: the state of being unemployed or not having a job
Main entry: hire, employ, engage
Definition: engage or hire for work
Usage: They hired two new secretaries in the department; How many people has she employed?
Antonyms: can, dismiss, displace, send away, sack, terminate, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack
Definition: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position