empleo

/emˈpleo/ · B1 · noun · m

occupation

💼 empleo = employ: same root, an employee has an empleo

From emplear (to employ), via Old French employer, from Latin implicare (to involve, enfold). English employ and employment are direct cousins. Like English employ, it also means use: el empleo de una palabra = the use of a word.

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