Meaning
3 sensesThe state of being an employee; employment.
The school district has six thousand teachers in its employ.
the state of being employed or having a job
(archaic)An occupation.
(obsolete)The act of employing someone or making use of something; employment.
Examples
205 sentencesHe is employed in a bank.
Він працює в банку. — aandrusiak
deEr ist bei einer Bank beschäftigt. — Espi
The farmer employed five new workers.
Фермер найняв п’ятеро нових робітників. — brambury
ruФермер нанял пять новых работников. — sharptoothed
deDer Bauer stellte fünf neue Arbeiter ein. — Tamy
Are you employed?
У тебе є постійна робота? — deniko
We employed her as an assistant.
ruМы наняли её в качестве помощницы. — odexed
We employed Tom as an assistant.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French emploi (“job, employment”), the deverbal from employer (“to put to usBorrowed from French emploi (“job, employment”), the deverbal from employer (“to put to use, to employ”), first attested in the late 17th century.
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Forms
plural: employsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the state of being employed or having a job:employment
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- B1Work and jobs — Because the lesson uses it