ploy´ment — ploy1 «ploy», noun. 1. Informal. a gambit or maneuver by which the advantage is or may be gained over another. 2. British Informal. an action or proceeding, especially one in which a person amuses himself: »Their “ploy” of that week happened to… … Useful english dictionary
re´-em|ploy´ment — re|em|ploy or re em|ploy «REE ehm PLOY», transitive verb. to take back into employment. –re´em|ploy´ment, –re´ em|ploy´ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
re´em|ploy´ment — re|em|ploy or re em|ploy «REE ehm PLOY», transitive verb. to take back into employment. –re´em|ploy´ment, –re´ em|ploy´ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
mis´em|ploy´ment — mis|em|ploy «MIHS ehm PLOY», transitive verb. to use wrongly or improperly. SYNONYM(S): misuse. –mis´em|ploy´ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis|em|ploy|ment — «DIHS ehm PLOY muhnt», noun. lack of employment; a being unemployed: »Instead of saying that a lot of people might lose their jobs and become unemployed, the economists talked about increasing “disemployment” (Tuscaloosa News) … Useful english dictionary
self-em|ploy|ment — «SEHLF ehm PLOY muhnt», noun. the condition of being self employed: »After a spell of self employment he applied for jobs in Wolverhampton (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
un|em|ploy|ment — «UHN ehm PLOY muhnt», noun. lack of employment; being out of work … Useful english dictionary
sub´em|ploy´ment — sub|em|ployed «SUHB ehm PLOYD», adjective. unemployed or underemployed. –sub´em|ploy´ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
de|ploy|ment — «dih PLOY muhnt», noun. the act of deploying or condition of being deployed: »... a conventional war that would allow time for the mobilization and deployment of the reserves (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
em|ploy|ment — «ehm PLOY muhnt», noun. 1. what a person is doing; work; job: »He had no difficulty finding employment. His employment is sorting mail. SYNONYM(S): business, trade, profession. See syn. under occupation. (Cf. ↑occupation) 2. the act or process of … Useful english dictionary
