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employ

em·ploy [ em plóy ]

transitive verb (past and past participle em·ployed, present participle em·ploy·ing, 3rd person present singular em·ploys)

Definition:

1. give paid work to somebody: to hire somebody to work in exchange for money

2. keep somebody busy: to keep somebody occupied doing something

3. use something: to make use of something

noun

Definition:

employed state: the condition of working for pay ( formal )

I was in his employ for several years.

[15th century. Via French emploier "apply" < Latin implicare "involve, enfold" < plicare "to fold"]

em·ploy·a·bil·i·ty [ em plòy ə bíllətee ] noun

em·ploy·a·ble adjective

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