Bahasa Melayu

mengupah

Bahasa Melayu

English

employ, hire

To pay someone to do work for you or for an organisation.

مڠوڤه

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Syarikat itu mengupah dua orang pekerja baharu.

    The company employed two new workers.

  2. Mereka mengupah tukang untuk baiki bumbung rumah.

    They hired a tradesman to repair the house roof.

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What does “employ” mean in Malay?

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mengupah

It means to pay someone to do work.

Word family

Common derived forms

pengupah
fee; wage; payment
upah
wage; fee
upahan
a person who is paid to work

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.