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[ UK /ɛmplˈɔ‍ɪ/ ]
[ US /ɛmˈpɫɔɪ, ɪmˈpɫɔɪ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the state of being employed or having a job
    he was in the employ of the city
    they are looking for employment
VERB
  1. 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
  2. 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.
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