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employee

US /ɛmˈplɔɪi/

noun Foundation · A2 Nhân sự

Definition

a worker who is hired to perform a job

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Each new employee receives a copy of the company handbook.

Word Family

NounNoun
employee gốc employ employer
VerbVerb
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • workera person who works at a specific occupation
  • staff memberhaving a meaning similar to employee
  • personnelgroup of people willing to obey orders

Collocations

  • Easy new employee
    describing new employee (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered)
  • Medium employee handbook
    describing employee handbook (a worker who is hired to perform a job)
  • Hard employee retention rate
    describing employee retention rate (a worker who is hired to perform a job)
  • Very Hard employee stock ownership plan
    describing employee stock ownership plan (a worker who is hired to perform a job)

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