Employ

Pronunciation: /ɛmˈplɔɪ/

Employ (verb)

  1. to give someone a job to do and pay them for it
  2. to use a particular method, skill, or tool for a purpose

Examples

  • The company plans to employ more staff next year.
  • They decided to employ a new manager for the team.

Common collocations: employ staff, employ a manager, employ workers, employ a strategy, employ techniques

Synonyms of Employ

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Employ

  • — when discussing job status
  • — when ending employment