B2verbworkbusiness
US/ɪmˈplɔɪ/
UK/ɪmˈplɔɪ/
to pay someone to work for you
In context
The factory employs more than two thousand workers.
She is employed by a large bank in Ho Chi Minh City.
Small businesses employ most people in the country.
Words that go with employ
verb + noun
- employ workersThe new company will employ two hundred workers.
- employ staffThe hotel employs local staff.
adjective + preposition
- employed byHe is employed by the city council.
adverb + verb
- directly employThe farm directly employs fifty people.
adverb + adjective
- fully employedEveryone in the village is fully employed.