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    employ
    /ɪmˈplɔɪ/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. the state of being employed for wages or a salary: "I started work in the employ of a grocer"

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

  3. EMPLOY definition: 1. to have someone work or do a job for you and pay them for it: 2. to use something: 3. to spend…. Learn more.

  4. 1. to engage or make use of the services of (a person) in return for money; hire. 2. to provide work or occupation for; keep busy; occupy. violin practice employs a lot of her time. 3. to use as a means. to employ secret measures to get one's ends. noun.

  5. To employ means to use something or hire someone to work. You can employ a saw to cut a board or employ a tutor to teach you math. You can even employ your talents in study and activities.

  6. Employ definition: to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service. See examples of EMPLOY used in a sentence.

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

  8. employ something (formal) to use something such as a skill, method, etc. for a particular purpose He criticized the repressive methods employed by the country's government. The police had to employ force to enter the building. Idioms. be employed in doing something.

  9. EMPLOY definition: 1. If a person or company employs someone, they pay that person to work for them: 2. to use…. Learn more.

  10. 1. a. To provide work to (someone) for pay: agreed to employ the job applicant. b. To engage the attention or activity of; occupy: employed himself for an hour reading blogs. 2. To put (something) to use or service: employed a pen to open the package; employed her skills in the new job. 3.

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

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