To make busy.
To hire (somebody for work or a job).
To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).
The state of being an employee; employment.
To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
To pay back; to repay.
To pay back (repay, pay off) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on.
To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.