Meaning

• The state of being an employee; employment.

  "The school district has six thousand teachers in its employ."

• The act of employing someone or making use of something; employment.

Meaning

• To hire (somebody for work or a job).

  "Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."

• To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).

  "The burglar employed a jemmy to get in."

• To make busy.