employ

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/ɛmˈplɔɪ/ English

Definitions

noun

The state of being an employee; employment.“The school district has six thousand teachers in its employ.”
The act of employing someone or making use of something; employment.

verb

To hire (somebody for work or a job).“Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic.”
To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).“The burglar employed a jemmy to get in.”
To make busy.

Related words

Synonyms

hire apply use utilize employment utilise engage hiring work job recruiting recruitment employee spend appoint appointment

Associated

tactics strategies techniques employs methods technique employees strategy generate staff

Rhymes

coy hoi polloi enjoy alloy joy destroy toy annoy ploy tomboy

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