/ Dictionary / Index P preemployment: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pre•em•ploy•ment Pronunciation: (prē"em ploi'munt), [key] — adj. being required or accomplished before an employee begins a new job: a preemployment medical exam. —n. the period of testing, processing, etc., before the start of employment. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. preemphasis preempt Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sumptuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language