employ

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employ
ɪmˈplɔɪ Listen
Meanings
verb
  • give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
    E.g. the firm employs 150 people
  • make use of.
    E.g. the methods they have employed to collect the data
noun
  • the state of being employed for wages or a salary.
    E.g. I started work in the employ of a grocer

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