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- Dictionaryemployed/ɪmˈplɔɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) having a paid job: "up to 40 per cent of employed people are in part-time jobs"
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EMPLOYED definition: 1. having a job working for a company or another person: 2. people with jobs working for a company…. Learn more.
1. a. : to make use of (someone or something inactive) employ a pen for sketching. b. : to use (something, such as time) advantageously. a job that employed her skills. c (1) : to use or engage the services of. (2) : to provide with a job that pays wages or a salary. 2. : to devote to or direct toward a particular activity or person.
Employed definition: given employment, or paid work; hired, especially permanently by inclusion on a payroll. See examples of EMPLOYED used in a sentence.
to have someone work or do a job for you and pay them for it: How many people does your company employ? employ someone as something Can't we employ someone as an assistant to help with all this paperwork? [ + to infinitive ] We've employed a market researcher to find out what people really want from a cable TV system.
Someone who's employed has a job or is busy with something. Some people believe that employed teenagers get themselves in less trouble than those without jobs. If you're working, you're employed.
to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service
Definitions of employ. verb. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose. synonyms: apply, use, utilise, utilize. apply, practice, use. avail oneself to. see more. verb. engage or hire for work.
Employ definition: to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service. See examples of EMPLOY used in a sentence. Games
EMPLOYED meaning: 1. having a job working for a company or another person: 2. people with jobs working for a company…. Learn more.
employed - having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed"
