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   employ

   /ɪmˈplɔɪ/

   verb

   • 1. give work to (someone) and pay them for it: "the firm employs 150 people" Similar hireengagerecruittake ontake into employmentsecure the services ofsign upsignput on the payrollenrolappointcommissionenlistretainhave in employmenthave on the payrollindentureapprenticeinformal:take on boardOpposite dismiss
   • ▪ keep occupied: "the newcomers are employed in developing the technology into a product" Similar occupyengageinvolvekeep busytie upabsorbengrossimmerse
   • 2. make use of: "the methods they have employed to collect the data" Similar useutilizemake use ofavail oneself ofput into serviceimplementapplyexercisepractiseput into practiceexertbring into playbring into actionbring to beardraw onresort toturn tohave recourse totake advantage of

   noun

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

   Word Origin late Middle English (formerly also as imploy): from Old French employer, based on Latin implicari ‘be involved in or attached to’, passive form of implicare (see imply). In the 16th and 17th century the word also had the senses ‘enfold, entangle’ and ‘imply’, derived directly from Latin; compare with implicate.

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   What does it mean to employ something for a particular purpose?

   • (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. employ something for something Steel is employed for the lightweight frame.

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   What is the difference between use and employ?

   • use implies availing oneself of something as a means or instrument to an end. employ suggests the use of a person or thing that is available but idle, inactive, or disengaged. utilize may suggest the discovery of a new, profitable, or practical use for something. Verb The company is accused of employing questionable methods to obtain the contract.

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   What is employ verb?

   • if a person or their time is employed in doing something, the person spends time doing that thing She was employed in making a list of all the jobs to be done. Definition of employ verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does it mean to be in the employ of a company?

   • I was in the employ of the same company for my entire career. 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.

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   What does employe mean?

   • employe (plural employes) Alternative spelling of 1920, Conference proceedings of the National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, the University of Georgia College of Agriculture, page 103: For that clerk, in the eyes of the people who come to you for service, is not merely an employe.

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   What does employ mean in a sentence?

   • An employer employs employees. The state of being employed is employment. A more specific use of employ is as a noun meaning employment or service. This sense of the word is almost always used in phrases like in their employ. Employ also means to use, as in This task will require you to employ a different skill set.

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   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.

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   Definitions of 'employ' 1. If a person or company employs you, they pay you to work for them. [...] 2. If you employ certain methods, materials, or expressions, you use them. [...] 3. If your time is employed in doing something, you are using the time you have to do that thing. [...] More. English usage.