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Meanings of employ in English

Portuguese
utilizar
Catalan
emprar
Spanish
emplear

To employ an object, often to reach a certain goal; to put into service.

utilizar
Portuguese
assalariar
Catalan
ocupar
Spanish
emplear

Engage or hire for work.

assalariar
Portuguese
servir-sede
Catalan
feina
Spanish
empleo

The state of being employed or having a job.

servir-sede

To give someone work or a job.

Usage of employ in English
1
Q&A Do you use companies or services that employ gig economy workers?
The Guardian
2
Smaller companies that often employ immigrant workers remain likelier to use them.
Reuters
3
A lobby group today urged companies to employ more people with disabilities.
The Irish Times
4
Statutory authorities should consider carefully whether they wish to employ such companies.
The Guardian
5
Therefore the factories making stockings employ more help, and no unemployment results.
The Tyranny Of Words
6
Among union demands are that Transavia employ pilots under Air France terms.
Reuters
7
Time is wasted when both sides in debate employ the same tactics.
Whirligigs
8
It's a technique, he said, good salesmen often employ to close deals.
BBC
9
Altogether, these industries employ well over half a million people, said Ramaphosa.
Reuters
10
Plants and animals employ innate immune systems to cope with microbial infection.
Pubmed
11
But some also use temp agencies that employ locals, including undocumented workers.
Reuters
12
Another example is BidX1 who employ solicitors to ease the conveyancing process.
Independent.ie
13
Nearly one-half the working men in the State were in its employ.
Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also t...
14
The same general principle is used that planes employ in the air.
The new yorker
15
So I shall search elsewhere for a place to employ my talents.
Helen of troy
16
The company is expected to employ about 300 people in software support.
The Irish Times
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Common
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Common
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Common
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