Employ
21employ — [15] Essentially, employ is the same word as imply [14] and implicate [16]. All three come ultimately from Latin implicāre ‘enfold, involve’, a compound verb formed from the prefix in ‘in’ and plicāre ‘fold’ (source of English ply and related to… …
22employ*/*/ — [ɪmˈplɔɪ] verb [T] 1) to pay someone regularly to work for you a large car factory that employs over 8, 000 people[/ex] Jean was employed as a computer programmer.[/ex] 2) formal to use something for a particular purpose They employed an… …
23employ — /ɛmˈplɔɪ / (say em ploy) verb (t) 1. to use the services of (a person); have or keep in one s service; keep busy or at work: this factory employs thousands of workers. 2. to make use of (an instrument, means, etc.); use; apply. 3. to occupy or… …
24employ — /ɪm plɔɪ/ verb to give someone regular paid work ♦ to employ twenty staff to have twenty people working for you ♦ to employ twenty new staff to give work to twenty new people ▪▪▪ ‘70 per cent of Australia’s labour force was employed in service… …
25employ — [15] Essentially, employ is the same word as imply [14] and implicate [16]. All three come ultimately from Latin implicāre ‘enfold, involve’, a compound verb formed from the prefix in ‘in’ and plicāre ‘fold’ (source of English ply and related to… …
26employ — 1. noun The state of being an employee; employment. Syn: employment, hire 2. verb a) To give someone work or a job …
27employ — obsolete (of a male) to copulate with Master and mistress: Your tale must be, how he employ d my mother. (Shakespeare, King Lear) …
28employ — verb 1》 give work to (someone) and pay them for it. ↘keep (someone) occupied. 2》 make use of. noun the state of being employed; employment: he was in the employ of a wine merchant. Derivatives employability noun employable adjective Origin ME …
29employ — un Employ journel, quand on se sert tous les jours d une chose, Operarius vsus …
30employ — To engage the services of another, usually by contract or agreement for the performance of the services and the payment of a compensation therefor. Pinkerton Nat. Detective Agency v Walker, 157 Ga 548, 122 SE 202, 35 ALR 557, 560. One may employ… …
