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| | ==English== | | ==English== |
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| | + | ===Alternative forms=== |
| | + | * {{l|en|imploy}} {{qualifier|obsolete}} |
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| | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
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| | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== |
| | * {{audio|en-us-employ.ogg|Audio (US)}} | | * {{audio|en-us-employ.ogg|Audio (US)}} |
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| | *: {{rhymes|ɔɪ}} | | *: {{rhymes|ɔɪ}} |
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| | # The state of being an employee; employment. | | # The state of being an employee; employment. |
| − | #* ''The school district has six thousand teachers in its '''employ'''. | + | #: ''The school district has six thousand teachers in its '''employ'''. |
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| | ====Synonyms==== | | ====Synonyms==== |
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| | # To [[give]] [[someone]] [[work]] or a [[job]]. | | # To [[give]] [[someone]] [[work]] or a [[job]]. |
| | + | #* '''1668''' July 3ʳᵈ, [[w:James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair|James Dalrymple]], "Thomas Rue ''contra'' Andrew Houſtoun" in ''The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion'' I (Edinburgh, 1683), <span class="plainlinks">[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7ApBAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA548&dq=%22correus%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BFYCT56sNs7Z8QOstrGlAQ&ved=0CHAQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22correus%22&f=false page 547]</span> |
| | + | #*: ''Andrew Houſtoun'' and ''Adam Muſhet'', being Tackſmen of the Excize, did '''Imploy''' ''Thomas Rue'' to be their Colle{{ctlig}}or, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound ''Sterling'' for a year. |
| | # To [[put]] [[something]] into [[use]] or [[service]]; to [[make use of]]. | | # To [[put]] [[something]] into [[use]] or [[service]]; to [[make use of]]. |
| | #: ''How do you '''employ''' your spare time?'' | | #: ''How do you '''employ''' your spare time?'' |
