Employ
Context: Using social media channels to promote their products.
The companies employ social media channels to promote their products.
The companies leverage social media channels to promote their products.
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Can we use "employ" and "leverage" for using something?
Top answer
kumenglish The companies employ social media channels to promote their products. To me, this means companies hire the owners of some social media channels to advertise their products. I would drop 'the' if it refers to companies in general.
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kumenglishThe companies employ social media channels to promote their products.
To me, this means companies hire the owners of some social media channels to advertise their products. I would drop 'the' if it refers to companies in general.
em·ploy | im'ploi |
verb [with object]
1 give work to (someone) and pay them for it: the firm employs
0kumenglishCan we use "employ" and "leverage" for using something?
No.
These are possible:Many companies use/ depend on social media to promote their products.T
leverage
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