teettää — meaning in English

English meaning

• hire verb To employ someone for pay, or to give someone a job.
• work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

teettää is used for these senses in English:

• hire (transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
• hire (transitive, chiefly, UK) To accomplish by paying for services.
• work To force to work.

hire — full definition

1. verb To employ someone for pay, or to give someone a job.
2. verb To pay to use something temporarily, such as a car or a venue (mainly British usage).
3. noun A person who has recently been employed, especially as part of a group of new employees.
4. noun Payment made for the temporary use of something.

work — full definition

1. noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.
2. noun Effort put into a task, especially something demanding or difficult.
3. noun Something produced through creative or intellectual effort, such as a book, painting, or piece of music.
4. verb To do a job or perform labor.
5. verb To function properly or have the intended effect.

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