empregar — meaning in English

English meaning

• employ verb To hire someone and pay them to do work.
• hire verb To employ someone for pay, or to give someone a job.

Senses

empregar is used for these senses in English:

• employ To make busy; to preoccupy.
• hire (transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

employ — full definition

1. verb To hire someone and pay them to do work.
2. verb To make use of something, such as a method, tool, or skill.

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.

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