The difference between Employ and Employment

When used as nouns, employ means the state of being an employee, whereas employment means a use, purpose.

Employ is also verb with the meaning: to hire (somebody for work or a job).

check bellow for the other definitions of Employ and Employment

  1. Employ as a noun:

    The state of being an employee; employment.

    Examples:

    "The school district has six thousand teachers in its employ."

  1. Employ as a verb:

    To hire (somebody for work or a job).

    Examples:

    "Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."

  2. Employ as a verb:

    To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).

    Examples:

    "The burglar employed a jemmy to get in."

  3. Employ as a verb:

    To make busy.

  1. Employment as a noun:

    A use, purpose

  2. Employment as a noun:

    The act of employing

    Examples:

    "The personnel director handled the whole employment procedure"

  3. Employment as a noun:

    The state of being employed

  4. Employment as a noun:

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

  5. Employment as a noun:

    An activity to which one devotes time

  6. Employment as a noun (economics):

    The number or percentage of people at work

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