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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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One, Veritas, is early in development and would give work to the lab for the next several years, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

“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

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 also has its own constabulary, set up in 1845 to give work to returning veterans of the Crimean War.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2018

To give work to the unemployed of England now became his immediate solicitation.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen by Hubbard, Elbert

give work

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