employ - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

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give work to (someone) and pay them for it

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the firm employs 150 people

temporary staff can be employed to undertake the work

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(verb)

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make use of

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the methods they have employed to collect the data

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(noun)

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the state of being employed for wages or a salary

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I started work in the employ of a grocer