employ
verb (used with object)
to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service.
employs
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pluralof employ.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof employ (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
employverb (used with object)to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service.
Example Sentences
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In Doonbeg -- population 784 -- the Trump resort employs around 300 people at the height of the tourist season.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Allocators may require higher yields before moving wholesale into bonds, regardless of what measures the Treasury Department employs in the market to cap yields.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
It employs about 30,000 people in its UK operations, with approximately 10,000 people employed at plants overseas.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
It’s now the largest supplier of seamless gutters in Texas, employs around 350 people and had around $50 million in sales in 2021, according to the National Establishment Time Series database.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Women fared somewhat better during this period because the social-service sector in urban areas—which employs primarily women—was expanding at the same time manufacturing jobs were evaporating.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
