| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Informal. One who is employed by another: employee, hireling, jobholder, worker. Informal : hired hand. See OVER, WORK. 2. The act of employing for wages: employment, engagement. See GET, WORK. 3. The state of being employed: employ, employment. See WORK. 4. Payment for work done: compensation, earnings, emolument, fee, pay, remuneration, salary, stipend, wage. See PAY. | | VERB: | 1. To obtain the use or services of: employ, engage, retain, take on. Idioms: put on the payroll. See GET, WORK. 2. To engage the temporary use of (something) for a fee: charter, lease, rent1. See GET, TRANSACTIONS. 3. To give temporary use of in return for payment. Also used with out: lease, let, rent1. See TRANSACTIONS.
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