"preemploy" meaning in English

See preemploy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: preemploys [present, singular, third-person], preemploying [participle, present], preemployed [participle, past], preemployed [past]
Etymology: pre- + employ Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|employ}} pre- + employ Head templates: {{en-verb}} preemploy (third-person singular simple present preemploys, present participle preemploying, simple past and past participle preemployed)
  1. (transitive) To employ beforehand. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-preemploy-en-verb-flKmW8E2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

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