engagement vs employment

engagement and employment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
engagement	Yes	No	No	No
employment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, engagement and employment are synonyms defined as:

As nouns, employment is a hypernym of engagement; that is, employment is a word with a broader meaning than engagement:

engagement: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
employment: the occupation for which you are paid

Other hypernyms of engagement include work.

engagement (noun)	employment (noun)
the act of sharing in the activities of a group	the occupation for which you are paid
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war	the act of using
the act of giving someone a job	the act of giving someone a job
employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time	the state of being employed or having a job
a mutual promise to marry
contact by fitting together
a meeting arranged in advance