To hire (somebody for work or a job).
To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).
To make busy.
The state of being an employee; employment.
To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.
To grant a furlough to (someone).
A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
The documents authorizing such leave.
especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
especially one granted to a missionary.