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adjective

given employment, or paid work; hired, especially permanently by inclusion on a payroll.
The comedy revolves around a beauty salon owner and her newly employed male stylist.
applied or used; made use of.
In the study, drilling with flashcards was the least frequently employed strategy for language learning.
kept busy or engaged with some work or activity.
I never feel usefully employed in science except when I'm actually gathering data.
(of time, energies, etc.) occupied; devoted to some pursuit.
Working on my quilt gave me many happily employed hours.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of employ.

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Other Word Forms

de-employed adjective
well-employed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of employed¹

First recorded in 1560–70; employ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; employ ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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The firm said it employed more than 100 people at the plant and that it supported a wider supply chain of about 3,000 people in northern England.

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This is available to both parents, as long as they are employed, and is paid at 70% of a full-time salary.

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In the driver's seat is Robert, a guard employed by Blueline Security.

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The most important part of my job besides writing producible scripts that are on time is to keep my show on the air as long as possible, to keep everyone employed as long as possible.

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At the end of the day, Australia is buying up to five nuclear-powered submarines at a huge expense, helping keep Americans employed.

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