Employ

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo retain (someone) as an employee.

"Our company employs hundreds of people."

2.VerbTo provide (someone) with a new job; to hire.

"Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."

3.VerbTo use (someone or something) for a job or task.

"The burglar employed a jemmy to get in."

4.VerbTo make busy; to preoccupy.

5.NounThe state of being an employee; employment.

"The school district has six thousand teachers in its employ."

6.NounAn occupation.

7.NounThe act of employing someone or making use of something; employment.

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