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1 hire
1. verb1) ((often with from) to get the use of by paying money: He's hiring a car (from us) for the week.) leigja2) ((often with out) to give (someone) the use of in exchange for money: Will you hire me your boat for the week-end?; Does this firm hire out cars?) leigja (út)3) ((especially American) to employ (a workman etc): They have hired a team of labourers to dig the road.) ráða2. noun((money paid for) hiring: Is this hall for hire?; How much is the hire of the hall?; We don't own this crane - it's on hire.) leiga- hirer- hire-purchase -
2 hire-purchase
noun ((also abbreviated to HP [ei 'pi:]) a way of buying an article by paying the price in several weekly or monthly parts: I got this television on hire-purchase; ( also adjective) a hire-purchase agreement.) kaup með afborgunarkjörum -
3 book
[buk] 1. noun1) (a number of sheets of paper (especially printed) bound together: an exercise book.) (stíla)bók2) (a piece of writing, bound and covered: I've written a book on Shakespeare.) bók3) (a record of bets.) veðmálaskrá2. verb1) (to buy or reserve (a ticket, seat etc) for a play etc: I've booked four seats for Friday's concert.) bóka, panta2) (to hire in advance: We've booked the hall for Saturday.) taka frá•- bookable- booking
- booklet
- bookbinding
- bookbinder
- bookcase
- booking-office
- bookmaker
- bookmark
- bookseller
- bookshelf
- bookshop
- bookworm
- booked up
- book in
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4 charter
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5 hack
[hæk] 1. verb1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) höggva; sarga, hjakka2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) höggva2. noun1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) skora2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) leiguhestur; leigubíll•- hacker- hacking
- hacksaw
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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
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hire — [hīr] n. [ME < OE hyr, wages, akin to Du huur, Ger heuer] 1. the amount paid to get the services of a person or the use of a thing 2. a hiring or being hired 3. Informal a person who is hired; employee vt. hired, hiring 1. to get … English World dictionary
Hire — Hire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hired} (h[imac]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiring}.] [OE. hiren, huren, AS. h[=y]rian; akin to D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra. See {Hire}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hire — hire; hire·less; hire·ling; de·hire; hire·able; … English syllables
Hire — (h[imac]r), n. [OE. hire, hure, AS. h[=y]r; akin to D. huur, G. heuer, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra.] 1. The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Kathryn Patricia Hire (* 1959), US amerikanische Astronautin Philippe de La Hire (1640–1718), französischer Mathematiker Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hire — (h[ e]r), pron. [Obs.] See {Here}, pron. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hire — (Biogr.), s. Lahire … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
hire — [v] commission for responsibility, use add to payroll, appoint, authorize, book, bring in, bring on board, carry, charter, contract for, delegate, draft, employ, empower, engage, enlist, exploit, fill a position, find help, give a break*, give… … New thesaurus
