Definition
(an) unemployed (person): (a person) who has no job
to employ (a worker, a method): to hire, to recruit (a worker); to have as an employee; to use (a method)
We just employed a new Marketing Director. 20 people applied for the job, but she was the best candidate.
Delavigne employs 400 salespeople. Delavigne has 400 salespeople working for it.
How do you employ this expression? How do you use this expression?
unemployment: joblessness, the state of having no job
- "You mean there's a benefit to being unemployed?"
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