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 grant a pension to.
To force (someone) to retire on a pension.
An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes.
A sum paid to a clergyman in place of tithes.
A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services.
A regular allowance paid to support a royal favourite, or as patronage of an artist or scholar.