Meanings
nounployment (countable and uncountable, plural ployments)
plural ployments
- countableuncountablegovernmentThe act or movement of forming a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
Back-formation from deployment.
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APA
ployment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ployment
MLA
“ployment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ployment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ployment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ployment.
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