feeing

verb

Definition of feeingnext
present participle of fee, chiefly Scottish
as in employing
to provide with a paying job the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeing
  1. employing
  2. hiring
  3. paying
Verb
  • According to the most recent figures from the city’s Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, the sector has over 5,000 companies employing almost 26,000 people which contributes to a turnover of around €5 billion.
    Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Small firms saw a loss, with those employing fewer than 20 workers down by 13,000.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of employing
Verb
  • Here are some remote entry-level jobs at startups hiring now in 2024.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Disraeli noted the insufficient number of warehouses that are equipped to manage merchandise on a single SKU level but added that Treet’s third-party logistics partners are hiring up to manage this.
    Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hiring
Verb
  • Equus does not anticipate paying cash dividends to common stockholders in the near future, maintaining its focus on preserving liquidity and enhancing shareholder value.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The increase is attributed to a higher number of Discord server paying subscribers.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of paying
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Thesaurus Entries Near feeing

feeds (on, upon, or off)

feeing

feel

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“Feeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeing. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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