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1. Having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
   "most of our graduates are employed"
    
2. Put to use

1. Put into service; make work for a particular purpose or use as designed
   "employ your head!";
   - use, utilize, utilise [Brit], apply
    
2. Start in a job or pay to do a particular piece of work
   "How many people has she employed?";
   - hire, engage

See also: busy, engaged, exploited, hired, on the job, working

Antonym: unemployed

Encyclopedia: Employed