employ

/ɪmˈplɔɪ/ verb [T]

Translation

WORK › If a person or company employs someone, they pay that person to work for them.

iş vermek, çalıştırmak, işe almak

The company employs 2500 staff. [+ to do sth] They employ her to look after their children.1437

USE formal › to use something

kullanmak

Companies employ clever tactics to persuade us to buy their products.1338

(Definition of employ verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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