employed
Meaning of employed
- (of a person) having a paid job.
up to 40 per cent of employed people are in part-time jobs
- give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
the firm employs 150 people
temporary staff can be employed to undertake the work
- make use of.
the methods they have employed to collect the data
late Middle English (formerly also as imploy ): from Old French employer, based on Latin implicari ‘be involved in or attached to’, passive form of implicare (see imply). In the 16th and 17th century the word also had the senses ‘enfold, entangle’ and ‘imply’, derived directly from Latin; compare with implicate.
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Hyphenation of employed
em-ployed
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- employed is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
employed synonyms
Meaning having paid employment:
Meaning relating to or belonging to a profession:
Meaning an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress:
Meaning obtain (money) in return for labour or services:
Meaning having or relating to regular paid employment:
Meaning employ (someone) for wages:
Meaning arrange to employ or hire (someone):
Meaning enrol (someone) as a member or worker in an organization or as a supporter of a cause:
Meaning engage (someone, typically a sports player or a musician) to work for one by signing a contract with them:
Meaning officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course:
Meaning assign a job or role to (someone):
Meaning order or authorize (a person or organization) to do or produce something:
Meaning enrol or be enrolled in the armed services:
Meaning keep (someone) engaged in one's service:
Meaning bind (someone) by an indenture as an apprentice or labourer:
Meaning employ (someone) as an apprentice:
Meaning take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ:
Meaning make practical and effective use of:
Meaning put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect:
Meaning use; exert:
Meaning use or apply (a faculty, right, or process):
Meaning perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it:
Meaning apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality):
employed antonyms
Meaning (of a person) without a paid job but available to work:
Meaning order or allow to leave; send away:
Words that rhyme with employed
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