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I. em·ployed [ɪmˈplɔɪd, Am emˈ-] ADJ ECON, FIN

1. employed (in paid work):

he is not gainfully employed
self-employed

2. employed (used profitably):

employed
employed
return on capital employed

II. em·ployed [ɪmˈplɔɪd, Am emˈ-] N ECON, FIN

the employed pl
the self-employed
OpenDict entry

employed ADJ

employed
employed

I. self-em·ˈployed ADJ inv

self-employed
he is self-employed
self-employed builder
Bauunternehmer(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
self-employed lawyer
self-employed person
Selbstständige(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n>

II. self-em·ˈployed N

the self-employed pl

capital employed N INV-FIN

capital employed

self-employed ADJ MKT COMPET

self-employed
self-employed

I. em·ploy [ɪmˈplɔɪ, Am emˈ-] VB trans

1. employ (pay to do work):

to employ sb [as sth]
jdn [als etw acc] beschäftigen
jdn [als etw acc] einstellen [o. anstellen]
to be employed with a company
to employ sb to do sth
jdn beauftragen [o. engagieren] , etw zu tun

2. employ fig:

to employ sth (use)

II. em·ploy [ɪmˈplɔɪ, Am emˈ-] N no pl form dated

Beschäftigung f <-, -en>
to be in the employ of sb [or in sb's employ]

plant employed in industry

plant employed in industry

return on capital employed N INV-FIN

return on capital employed (ROCE)
return on capital employed (ROCE)
return on capital employed (ROCE)

self-employed person N MKT COMPET

self-employed person

return on total capital employed N INV-FIN

re-em·ˈploy VB trans

Present
Iemploy
youemploy
he/she/itemploys
weemploy
youemploy
theyemploy
Past
Iemployed
youemployed
he/she/itemployed
weemployed
youemployed
theyemployed
Present Perfect
Ihaveemployed
youhaveemployed
he/she/ithasemployed
wehaveemployed
youhaveemployed
theyhaveemployed
Past Perfect
Ihademployed
youhademployed
he/she/ithademployed
wehademployed
youhademployed
theyhademployed