The cost of the original bell, including insurance and shipping was Â£150, 13 shillings and eight pence ($225.50) in 1752. The recasting cost slightly more than Â£36 ($54) in 1753. In 1876, the United States celebrated the Centennial in Philadelphia with a display of replica Liberty Bells from each state.
What Does It Mean to Be Employed? Employment is an agreement between an employer and an employee that the employee will provide certain services on the job. 1  The work will occur in the employer's designated workplace.  The work is designed to accomplish the employer organizationâs goals and mission.
Noun. 1. employment-the state of being employed or having a job; they are looking for employment; he was in the employ of the city. employ. state-the way something is with respect to its main attributes; the current state of knowledge; his state of health; in a weak financial state.