To obtain the use or services of

• take on

  1. To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
  2. (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
  3. (idiomatic) To assume responsibility for.

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• retain

  1. To keep possession of; continue to have:
  2. To keep in a particular place or condition:
  3. To continue to have as a feature or aspect:

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• engage

  1. To obtain or contract for the services of; employ:
  2. To arrange for the use of; reserve:
  3. To pledge or promise, especially to marry:

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• employ

  1. To provide work to (someone) for pay:
  2. To engage the attention or activity of; occupy:
  3. To put (something) to use or service:

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To engage the temporary use of (something) for a fee

• rent

  1. Payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract, made by a tenant at specified intervals in return for the right to occupy or use the property of another.
  2. A similar payment made for the use of a facility, equipment, or service provided by another.
  3. The return derived from cultivated or improved land after deduction of all production costs.

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• lease

  1. A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent or other form of payment.
  2. The term or duration of such a contract.
  3. To grant use or occupation of under the terms of a contract.

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• charter

  1. A document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority, creating a public or private corporation, such as a city, college, or bank, and defining its privileges and purposes.
  2. A written grant from the sovereign power of a country conferring certain rights and privileges on a person, a corporation, or the people:
  3. A document outlining the principles, functions, and organization of a corporate body; a constitution:

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To give temporary use of in return for payment.

• rent

  1. Payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract, made by a tenant at specified intervals in return for the right to occupy or use the property of another.
  2. A similar payment made for the use of a facility, equipment, or service provided by another.
  3. The return derived from cultivated or improved land after deduction of all production costs.

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• let

  1. To give permission or opportunity to; allow:
  2. To cause to; make:
  3. Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a command, request, or proposal:

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• Also used with out: lease

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The act of employing for wages

• engagement

  1. The action of engaging or the state of being engaged:
  2. The condition of being in gear:
  3. A mutual promise to get married.

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• employment

  1. The act of employing.
  2. The state of being employed.
  3. The work in which one is engaged; occupation.

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The state of being employed

• employment

  1. The act of employing.
  2. The state of being employed.
  3. The work in which one is engaged; occupation.

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• employ

  1. To provide work to (someone) for pay:
  2. To engage the attention or activity of; occupy:
  3. To put (something) to use or service:

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Payment for work done

• wage

  1. A regular payment, usually on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially for manual or unskilled work.
  2. The price of labor in an economy.
  3. A fitting return; a recompense:

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• stipend

  1. A fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance.

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• salary

  1. Fixed compensation for services, paid to a person on a regular basis.

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• remuneration

  1. The act of remunerating.
  2. Something, such as a payment, that remunerates.

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• pay

  1. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered:
  2. To give (money) in exchange for goods or services:
  3. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation):

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• fee

  1. A fixed sum charged, as by an institution or by law, for a privilege:
  2. A charge for professional services:
  3. A tip; a gratuity.

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• emolument

  1. Payment for an office or employment; compensation.

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• earnings

  1. Salary or wages.
  2. Business profits.
  3. Gains from investments.

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• compensation

  1. The act of compensating or the state of being compensated.
  2. Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.
  3. The increase in size or activity of one part of an organism or organ that makes up for the loss or dysfunction of another.

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One who is employed by another

• hired hand

  1. A paid employee, especially on a farm or ranch.

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• worker

  1. One who works at a particular occupation or activity:
  2. One who does manual or industrial labor.
  3. A member of the working class.

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• jobholder

  1. One who has a regular job.

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• hireling

  1. One who works solely for compensation, especially a person willing to perform for a fee tasks considered menial or offensive.

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• employee

  1. A person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation.

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To employ

• give someone a break

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• carry

  1. To hold or support while moving; bear:
  2. To move or take from one place to another; transport:
  3. To escort or accompany.

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• add to the payroll

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• use another's services

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• make use of

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• exploit

  1. An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one.
  2. A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.
  3. To employ to the greatest possible advantage:

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• find a place for

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• find help

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• fill an opening

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• procure

  1. To get by special effort; obtain or acquire:
  2. To bring about; effect:
  3. To obtain (a sexual partner) for another.

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• contract

  1. An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is written and enforceable by law.
  2. The writing or document containing such an agreement.
  3. The branch of law dealing with formal agreements between parties.

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• bespeak

  1. To be or give a sign of; indicate:
  2. To foretell; portend:
  3. To engage, hire, or order in advance:

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• pledge

  1. A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something:
  2. Something given or held as security to guarantee payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation.
  3. The condition of something thus given or held:

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• pick

  1. To select from a group:
  2. To gather in; harvest:
  3. To gather the harvest from:

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• select

  1. To take as a choice from among several; pick out.
  2. To make a choice or selection.
  3. Singled out in preference; chosen:

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• utilize

  1. To put to use, especially to make profitable or effective use of:

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• book

  1. A set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers.
  2. An e-book or other electronic resource structured like a book.
  3. A printed or written literary work:

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• empower

  1. To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority.
  2. To equip or supply with an ability; enable:

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• promise

  1. A declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; a vow.
  2. Something promised.
  3. Indication of something favorable to come; expectation:

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• commission

  1. The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty.
  2. The authority so granted.
  3. The matter or task so authorized:

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• retain

  1. To keep possession of; continue to have:
  2. To keep in a particular place or condition:
  3. To continue to have as a feature or aspect:

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• authorize

  1. To grant authority or power to.
  2. To give permission for (something); sanction:

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• delegate

  1. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or agent.
  2. A representative to a conference or convention.
  3. A member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia legislature.

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• appoint

  1. To select or designate to fill an office or a position:
  2. To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement:
  3. To furnish; equip:

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• fill a position

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• use

  1. To put into service or employ for a purpose:
  2. To avail oneself of; practice:
  3. To conduct oneself toward; treat or handle:

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• occupy

  1. To fill up (time or space):
  2. To dwell or reside in (an apartment, for example).
  3. To hold or fill (an office or position).

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• bring in

  1. To introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation.
  2. To introduce a person or group of people to an organisation.
  3. To earn money for a company or for the family.

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• set-to-work

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To begin working.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic, with gerund) To begin working at.
  3. To cause to begin working.

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• put to work

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• give employment to

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• give work to

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• take on

  1. To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
  2. (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
  3. (idiomatic) To assume responsibility for.

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• give a job to

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• enlist

  1. To engage (persons or a person) for service in the armed forces.
  2. To engage the support or cooperation of.
  3. To enter the armed forces.

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• take into one's employ

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• secure

  1. Free from danger or attack:
  2. Free from risk of loss; safe:
  3. Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons:

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• obtain

  1. To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
  2. To be in existence, in effect, or customary:
  3. To succeed.

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• draft

  1. A current of air in an enclosed area.
  2. A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.
  3. The act of pulling loads; traction.

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• sign up

  1. To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.
  2. (intransitive) To add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something.
  3. (intransitive) To agree to purchase some good or service.

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• engage

  1. To obtain or contract for the services of; employ:
  2. To arrange for the use of; reserve:
  3. To pledge or promise, especially to marry:

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To let

• contract for

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• charter

  1. A document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority, creating a public or private corporation, such as a city, college, or bank, and defining its privileges and purposes.
  2. A written grant from the sovereign power of a country conferring certain rights and privileges on a person, a corporation, or the people:
  3. A document outlining the principles, functions, and organization of a corporate body; a constitution:

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• lease

  1. A contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified period in exchange for a specified rent or other form of payment.
  2. The term or duration of such a contract.
  3. To grant use or occupation of under the terms of a contract.

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• rent

  1. Payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract, made by a tenant at specified intervals in return for the right to occupy or use the property of another.
  2. A similar payment made for the use of a facility, equipment, or service provided by another.
  3. The return derived from cultivated or improved land after deduction of all production costs.

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• let

  1. To give permission or opportunity to; allow:
  2. To cause to; make:
  3. Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a command, request, or proposal:

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