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
- verb To hire someone and pay them to do work.
- verb To make use of something, such as a method, tool, or skill.
employment — full definition
- noun A paid job or work that someone does regularly.
- noun The state or condition of having a paid job.