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UK
/ɛmplˈɔɪ/
]
[ US /ɛmˈpɫɔɪ, ɪmˈpɫɔɪ/ ]
[ US /ɛmˈpɫɔɪ, ɪmˈpɫɔɪ/ ]
NOUN
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the state of being employed or having a job
he was in the employ of the city
they are looking for employment
VERB
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put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
use the plastic bags to store the food
use your head!
Apply a magnetic field here
How do you utilize this tool?
we only use Spanish at home
I can't use this tool
He doesn't know how to use a computer
This thinking was applied to many projects
I apply this rule to get good results -
engage or hire for work
How many people has she employed?
They hired two new secretaries in the department
How To Use employ In A Sentence
- Moreover, she is being asked to do this while remaining scrupulously impartial and keeping the viewer entertained with talk of trade deals, tariffs and employment figures. Times, Sunday Times
- Someone who really wanted to stop unsanctioned immigration would begin here, by busting the small contractors who employ these workers on a contingent basis.
- Moreover some parts of gain will devolute to Italian Red Cross seriously employed in the disastrous earthquake land that hit the middle lands of Italia few weeks ago. MacMegasite
- Instead of asking the fortunate few, why doesn't Ted asked the gifted masses of state employees to do a little giveback? We're! Number! 5! (Jack Bog's Blog)
- He says the insurance bond provides deserved protection for employees who put a lot into the company.
- Email and Net abuse at work have become the number one reason why UK employees face the sack, according to a survey out today.
- Businesses and service organizations were losing employees and customers weekly, daily, and eventually hourly.
- The firm employs ten people and hires drivers when required.
- The results were disastrous, plunging the country into deep depression, with high unemployment, sharply falling living standards and serious political unrest.
- Employers and business groups contend that a higher minimum wage would saddle them with higher labor costs.
