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give work

VERB

hire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appoint bring in draft employ engage enlist lease obtain pick promise rent retain select

STRONG

authorize book carry charter delegate empower exploit ink let occupy place pledge procure secure sublease sublet utilize

WEAK

add to payroll bring on board contract for fill a position find help give a break give job to make use of put on put to work sign on sign up take on truck with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dismiss fire let go lose refuse reject release shun

STRONG

cancel

WEAK

discharge lay off

Example Sentences

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“Palantir seems to be a company that the U.S. government wants to work with and give work to.”

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Asked about calls to expand the H-2A program, Sara responded: “Why not give work permits to the people who are already here, instead of bringing more people, when there are lots of farmworkers here already?”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024

And while economic policy in recent years has been far from perfect, one thing it did do — to the nation’s great benefit — was give work a chance.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023

It should be quite simple to give work permits for certain kinds of jobs, not citizenship although ten years of toiling should gain some credits.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2018

All those rich men they give work to the poor.

From The Quality of Mercy by Howells, William Dean

give work

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