enlisting

verb

Definition of enlistingnext
present participle of enlist
1
as in inducting

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2
as in employing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlisting
  1. employing
  2. enrolling
  3. hiring
  4. retaining
  5. 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
  • By enrolling in and completing a university-level course, a high school student demonstrates their ability to perform at the college level.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This could include attending workshops, enrolling in online courses or participating in industry conferences.
    Kumar Raghvendra, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of enrolling
Verb
  • The fall hiring season typically parallels the busy recruitment cycle of January and February, which are peak months for interviews as staff return from vacations, according to Indeed.
    Jack Kelly, 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
  • The brick-and-mortar Sunny’s opened in Miami on Wednesday, with the owners retaining the original outdoor brick courtyard but complementing it with an indoor, white-tablecloth space.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Revamp the design to appeal to modern tastes while retaining key visual elements that customers recognize.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of retaining
Verb
  • The increase is attributed to a higher number of Discord server paying subscribers.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Definition of paying
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