🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

emploi

Pronunciation / Transliteration: emploi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Employment/ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il cherche un nouvel emploi."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The condition of having paid work.

    "The government is trying to create more employment opportunities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'employment' originates from the Middle English term 'employement', derived from the Old French 'employer', which itself comes from the Latin 'implicare', meaning 'to involve'. Over time, the term evolved to signify the state of having a job or being engaged in work.

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