employ

Letters that make employ

o, e, l, p, m, y are letters that make 'employ'

Words within employ

MP, PLO, em, ploy are words within 'employ'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of employ

employe, employs are words created by adding a letter to 'employ'


3 possible definitions for 'employ'

Employ as "engage or hire for work"

Under this definition, employ is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

engage, hire have the same meaning as 'employ'

Antonyms

can, dismiss, terminate, give the axe, give notice, displace, send away, give the sack, fire, force out, sack have the opposite meaning of 'employ'

Types of employ

engage, farm out, sign on, featherbed, ship, sign, sign up, contract, rat, job, subcontract, fill are types of 'employ'.

Derivatives of employ

employment, engagement, employee, employer, hirer, boss, employ are derivatives of 'employ'.

Example of employ used within this context

"They hired two new secretaries in the department", "How many people has she employed?"


Employ as "put into service, make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose"

Under this definition, employ is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

utilise, utilize, apply, use have the same meaning as 'employ'

Types of employ

recur, commit, pull out all the stops, cannibalize, cannibalise, recycle, reprocess, reuse, exert, ply, enjoy, dedicate, devote, consecrate, assign, put, overdrive, avail, misapply, waste, exploit, tap, work, exercise, misuse, overuse, take, implement, work, fall back, give, address, strain, put to work, exploit, play, play, share, resort, extend are types of 'employ'.

Derivatives of employ

operational, usable, useable, use, employment, user, utiliser, utility, usefulness, functional, usage, application, available, operable, applicative, applicatory, utilizable, exercise, utilization, utilisation, practical application, utilizer are derivatives of 'employ'.

Causes of employ

apply, hold, go for are causes of 'employ'.

Verb groups of employ

practice, apply, use are verb groups of 'employ'.


Employ as "the state of being employed or having a job"

Under this definition, employ is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

employment has the same meaning as employ

Antonyms

unemployment has the opposite meaning of employ

employ as a type

'employ' can be a type of state.

Derivatives of employ

employ, engage, hire are derivatives of 'employ'.

Example of employ used within this context

"they are looking for employment", "he was in the employ of the city"



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