employees
noun
Form of employee , plural of employee.
Simple meaning
Someone who provides labor to a company or another person.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɛmpˈlɔɪiz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural of employee
A person who provides labor to a company or another person.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A person who provides labor to a company or another person.
Used this way, employees is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
A worker who is hired to perform a job.
Related words
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A plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer.
A program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company.
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