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I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. rental, employment; fee, remuneration. —v. rent, lease; employ, engage. See commission, price.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To employ]

Syn. engage, sign up, draft, obtain, secure, take into one's employ, enlist, give a job to, take on, give work to, give employment to, put to work, set to work, bring in, occupy, use, fill a position, appoint, delegate, authorize, retain, commission, promise, empower, book, utilize, select, pick, pledge, bespeak, contract, procure, fill an opening, find help, find a place for, exploit, make use of, use another's services, add to the payroll, carry*, give someone a break*; see also approve 1 , choose 1 .

Ant. discharge, dismiss*, fire.

2. [To let]

Syn. let, rent, lease, charter, contract for; see also borrow 1 , let 2 , rent 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

employ, engage, enlist, take on, commission, secure, appoint, delegate, put to work, retain, contract for, rent, charter, lease.

ANT.: fire, let go, *pink slip

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To obtain the use or services of: employ, engage, retain, take on. Idiom: put on the payroll. See GET, WORK. 2. To engage the temporary use of (something) for a fee: charter, lease, rent1. See GET, TRANSACTIONS. 3. To give temporary use of in return for payment. Also used with out: lease, let, rent1. See TRANSACTIONS. II noun 1. The act of employing for wages: employment, engagement. See GET, WORK. 2. The state of being employed: employ, employment. See WORK. 3. Payment for work done: compensation, earnings, emolument, fee, pay, remuneration, salary, stipend, wage. See PAY. 4. Informal One who is employed by another: employee, hireling, jobholder, worker. Informal: hired hand. See OVER, WORK.