impiego

employment

noun eem-PYEH-goh Less Common

Also means

use

Usage Note

Impiego means a job or post (especially in the public sector: impiego pubblico) and also the use or application of something (l'impiego del denaro = the use of money). It is slightly more formal than lavoro. The related verb impiegare means both 'to employ' and 'to take (time)': Ho impiegato un'ora means 'It took me an hour'.

Examples

"Ha trovato un impiego stabile in banca."

Natural Translation

She found stable employment at a bank.

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