You must employ your capital well.
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Employ
//ɪmˈplɔɪ//
Synonyms for "employ" (161 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (48)
Related words (80)
lookoutmake use ofmanagemanipulatemattermind the storeministrationministrymisusemonopolizeobtainoccupationoccupyoperatepasspass the timepeonageplayplypractice
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preengageprocureprosecutepursueput forthput input onput outrecruitreserveretainrough usagesecureserfdomserviceservitiumservitorshipservitudesignsign onsign upsign up forslaveryspecialize inspendspend the timetackletaketake into employmenttake ontake totake uptendancethingtouchturnturn to accountundertakeundertakingusageuse upusing uputilizewagewhilewhile awaywieldwileworkwork atwrong use
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54 entriesShowing 16 of 54 words.
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3 entriesTranslations
96 translations across 42 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- وَظَّفَ verb (to give someone work)
Bulgarian
3 entries- давам работа verb (to give someone work)
- наемам verb (to give someone work)
- употребявам verb (to put into use)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 雇 verb (to give someone work)
- 雇傭 verb (to give someone work)
Czech
2 entries- využít verb (to put into use)
- zaměstnat verb (to give someone work)
Danish
1 entries- ansætte verb (to give someone work)
Dutch
1 entries- tewerkstellen verb (to give someone work)
Esperanto
1 entries- dungi verb (to give someone work)
Finnish
4 entries- käyttää verb (to put into use)
- ottaa töihin verb (to give someone work)
- palkata verb (to give someone work)
- työllistää verb (to give someone work)
French
4 entries- emploi noun (the state of being employed)
- embaucher verb (to give someone work)
- employer verb (to give someone work)
- employer verb (to put into use)
Galician
2 entries- alugar verb (to give someone work)
- empregar verb (to give someone work)
German
4 entries- anstellen verb (to give someone work)
- anwerben verb (to give someone work)
- benutzen verb (to put into use)
- einsetzen verb (to put into use)
Greek
2 entries- απασχολώ verb (to give someone work)
- χρησιμοποιώ verb (to put into use)
Hindi
2 entries- इस्तेमाल करना verb (to give someone work)
- नियुक्त करना verb (to give someone work)
Hungarian
1 entries- alkalmaz verb (to give someone work)
Icelandic
1 entries- ráða verb (to give someone work)
Ido
2 entries- employar verb (to give someone work)
- uzar verb (to put into use)
Indonesian
3 entries- memakai verb (to put into use)
- mempekerjakan verb (to give someone work)
- menggunakan verb (to put into use)
Ingrian
1 entries- palkata verb (to give someone work)
Irish
2 entries- bain úsáid as verb (to put into use)
- fostaigh verb (to give someone work)
Italian
4 entries- impiego noun (the state of being employed)
- impiegare verb (to give someone work)
- impiegare verb (to put into use)
- ingaggiare verb (to give someone work)
Japanese
4 entries- 使う verb (to put into use)
- 使用する verb (to put into use)
- 雇う verb (to give someone work)
- 雇用する verb (to give someone work)
Khmer
1 entries- ជួល verb (to give someone work)
Korean
1 entries- 고용하다 verb (to give someone work)
Latin
1 entries- utor verb (to put into use)
Māori
2 entries- whakamahi verb (to give someone work)
- whakamahi verb (to put into use)
Norwegian
1 entries- ansette verb (to give someone work)
Old English
1 entries- brūcan verb (to put into use)
Polish
2 entries- zatrudniać verb (to give someone work)
- zatrudnić verb (to give someone work)
Portuguese
3 entries- emprego noun (the state of being employed)
- contratar verb (to give someone work)
- empregar verb (to put into use)
Romanian
2 entries- angaja verb (to give someone work)
- angaja verb (to put into use)
Russian
4 entries- испо́льзовать verb (to put into use)
- нанима́ть verb (to give someone work)
- наня́ть verb (to give someone work)
- трудоустра́ивать verb (to give someone work)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- fastaidh verb (to give someone work)
- iomair verb (to put into use)
Slovene
1 entries- zaposliti verb (to give someone work)
Spanish
4 entries- empleo noun (the state of being employed)
- contratar verb (to give someone work)
- emplear verb (to give someone work)
- emplear verb (to put into use)
Swahili
1 entries- ajiri verb (to give someone work)
Swedish
3 entries- anställa verb (to give someone work)
- använda verb (to put into use)
- begagna verb (to put into use)
Thai
1 entries- จ้าง verb (to give someone work)
Tocharian B
1 entries- yaukk verb (to put into use)
Ukrainian
4 entries- вжива́ти verb (to put into use)
- використо́вувати verb (to put into use)
- наймати на роботу verb (to give someone work)
- найняти на роботу verb (to give someone work)
Vietnamese
3 entries- dùng verb (to give someone work)
- dùng verb (to put into use)
- mướn verb (to give someone work)
Volapük
2 entries- (nonprofessionally) vobükön verb (to give someone work)
- (professionally)) cälön verb (to give someone work)
Welsh
1 entries- cyflogi verb (to give someone work)
Sample sentences
31 total sentences available.
We will employ a man who can speak English.
Source: tatoeba (26168)
The company wants to employ 20 people.
Source: tatoeba (49043)
The company has decided to employ two new secretaries.
Source: tatoeba (49110)
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