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hire — ► VERB 1) chiefly Brit. obtain the temporary use of (something) in return for payment. 2) (hire out) grant the temporary use of (something) in return for payment. 3) employ for wages. 4) obtain the temporary services of (someone) to do a… … English terms dictionary
hire out — verb grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee We rent out our apartment to tourists every year He hired himself out as a cook • Syn: ↑rent out, ↑farm out • Hypernyms: ↑lend, ↑loan … Useful english dictionary
hire — 1 n 1: payment for the temporary use of something or for labor or services 2 a: the act or an instance of hiring from the date of hire until now b: the state of being hired: employment while he was in the hire of the … Law dictionary
hire — n *wage or wages, pay, salary, stipend, fee, emolument hire vb Hire, let, lease, rent, charter are comparable when they mean to take or engage something or grant the use of something for a stipulated price or rate. Because some of these words are … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hire — Verb: To employ a person. To rent or engage the use of an article, receiving it as a bailee under obligation to return the article at the end of the term of the hiring. Farquhar v McAlevy, 142 Pa, 233. Noun: The amount paid or to be paid for the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
hire — verb 1》 chiefly Brit. obtain the temporary use of (something) in return for payment. ↘(hire something out) grant the temporary use of something in return for payment. 2》 employ for wages. ↘obtain the services of (someone) to do a… … English new terms dictionary
hire — verb 1) they hire labor in line with demand Syn: employ, engage, recruit, appoint, take on, sign up, enrolll, commission, enlist, contract Ant: dismiss, lay off 2) we hired a ca … Thesaurus of popular words
hire — verb 1) we hired a car Syn: rent, lease, charter 2) they hire workers locally Syn: employ, engage, recruit, appoint, take on, sign up • Ant … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
hire — ▪ I. hire hire 1 [haɪə ǁ haɪr] verb [transitive] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES to employ a person or an organization for a short time to do a particular job for you: • The company has hired an investment banking firm to assist with managing its pension fund … Financial and business terms
hire — hire1 [ haır ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to pay someone to work for you: EMPLOY: I hired someone to paint the house. hire and fire: His main responsibility is hiring and firing. hire on: She s hired on as a mail carrier for the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hire — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hȳr; akin to Old Saxon hūria hire Date: before 12th century 1. a. payment for the temporary use of something b. payment for labor or personal services ; wages 2. a. the act or an instance of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
