employed
[ em-ploid ]
/ ɛmˈplɔɪd /
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adjective
given employment, or paid work; hired, especially permanently by inclusion on a payroll: The comedy revolves around a beauty salon owner and her newly employed male stylist.
applied or used; made use of: In the study, drilling with flashcards was the least frequently employed strategy for language learning.
kept busy or engaged with some work or activity: I never feel usefully employed in science except when I'm actually gathering data.
(of time, energies, etc.) occupied; devoted to some pursuit: Working on my quilt gave me many happily employed hours.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of employ.
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