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   Em·ploy

   /imˈploi/

   

   verb

   • 1. give work to (someone) and pay them for it: "the firm employs 150 people" Similar hireengagerecruittake ontake into employmentsecure the services ofsign upsignput on the payrollenrollappointcommissionenlistretainhave in employmenthave on the payrollindentureapprenticeinformal:take on boardOpposite dismiss
   • ▪ keep occupied: "most of the newcomers are employed in developing the technology into a product" Similar occupyengageinvolvekeep busytie upabsorbengrossimmerse
   • 2. make use of: "the methods they have employed to collect the data" Similar useutilizemake use ofavail oneself ofput into serviceimplementapplyexercisepracticeput into practiceexertbring into playbring into actionbring to beardraw onresort toturn tohave recourse totake advantage of

   noun

   • 1. the state or fact of being employed for wages or a salary: "I started work in the employ of a grocer and wine merchant"
   • ▪ employment: "her place of employ"

   Word Origin late Middle English (formerly also as imploy): from Old French employer, based on Latin implicari ‘be involved in or attached to’, passive form of implicare (see imply). In the 16th and 17th century the word also had the senses ‘enfold, entangle’ and ‘imply’, derived directly from Latin; compare with implicate.

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   2 days ago · Our company employs hundreds of people. ( rare) To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire . Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic. To use (someone or something) for a job or task . Synonyms: apply, use, utilize. The burglar employed a jemmy to get in. To make busy; to preoccupy .

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   Define employ: to use (something) for a particular purpose or to do something—usage, synonyms, more.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › employsEmploys Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EMPLOY is to make use of (someone or something inactive). How to use employ in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Employ.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › employ_2employ noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of employ noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.wordsmyth.netemploy | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English ...

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   Definition of employ. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

7. www.wordnik.com › words › employemploy - definition and meaning - Wordnik

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   noun The state of being an employee; employment. verb to hire (somebody for work or a job)

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEMPLOYING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to have someone work or do a job for you and pay them for it: How many people does your company employ? employ someone as something Can't we employ someone as an assistant to help with all this paperwork? [ + to infinitive ] We've employed a market researcher to find out what people really want from a cable TV system.