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

The proposals to give work coaches discretion over how much effort a claimant should make to find work has also been criticised by Z2K as a "lottery for sanctions".

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023

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

He accused me of being the sort of person no decent employer would give work to, of being a person of bad character.

From The Real Adventure by Crosby, Raymond Moreau

give work

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