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emprego — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • employ verb To hire someone and pay them to do work.
  • employment noun A paid job or work that someone does regularly.
  • hire verb To employ someone for pay, or to give someone a job.
  • job noun A paid position of regular employment.
  • occupation noun A person's job or profession.
  • usage noun The act or amount of using something, such as electricity, data, or a resource.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

emprego is used for these senses in English:

  • employment The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
  • hire (uncountable) The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
  • job An economic role for which a person is paid.
  • occupation An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
  • usage The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region. [from 14th c.]

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.

employment — full definition

  1. noun A paid job or work that someone does regularly.
  2. noun The state or condition of having a paid job.

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