employ

Noun

• the state of being employed or having a job
  • they are looking for employment
    
  • he was in the employ of the city
    

Verb

• engage or hire for work
  • They hired two new secretaries in the department
    
  • How many people has she employed?
    

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • use your head!
    
  • we only use Spanish at home
    
  • I can't use this tool
    
  • Apply a magnetic field here
    
  • This thinking was applied to many projects
    
  • How do you utilize this tool?
    
  • I apply this rule to get good results
    
  • use the plastic bags to store the food
    
  • He doesn't know how to use a computer
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  employment , hire , engage , use , utilize , utilise , apply