EMPLOY


Meaning of EMPLOY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmˈplɔɪ ]

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 use the services of (a person) in return for payment; keep (a person) in one's service. 2 (often foll. by for, in, on) use (a thing, time, energy, etc.) esp. to good effect. 3 (often foll. by in) keep (a person) occupied. --n. the state of being employed, esp. for wages. øin the employ of employed by. øøemployable adj. employability n. employer n. [ME f. OF employer ult. f. L implicari be involved f. implicare enfold: see IMPLICATE]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.