employing

noun

The state of being an employee; employment.

(archaic) An occupation.

(obsolete) The act of employing someone or making use of something; employment.

verb

To retain (someone) as an employee.

To use (someone or something) for a job or task.

To make busy; to preoccupy.

(rare) To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire.

Roots

plicoploy- · Latin · fold

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