hire

noun

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\ ˈhī(-ə)r

Definition of hire

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : payment for the temporary use of something

b : payment for labor or personal services : wages

2a : the act or an instance of hiring (see hire entry 2) laws regarding the hire of workers

b : the state of being hired : employment

3 British : rental the hire of equipment —often used attributively a hire car

4 : one who is hired starting wage for the new hires

for hire or less commonly on hire

: available for use or service in return for payment They have boats for hire. willing to do farm work for hire

hire

verb

hired; hiring

Definition of hire (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1a : to engage the personal services of for a set sum hire a crew

b : to engage the temporary use of for a fixed sum hire a hall

2 : to grant the personal services of or temporary use of for a fixed sum hire themselves out

3 : to get done for pay hire the mowing done

intransitive verb

: to take employment hire out as a guide during the tourist season

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Synonyms & Antonyms for hire

Synonyms: Noun

Synonyms: Verb

Antonyms: Noun

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Verb

hire, let, lease, rent, charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price. hire and let, strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use. we hired a car for the summer decided to let the cottage to a young couple lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease. the diplomat leased an apartment for a year rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting. instead of buying a house, they decided to rent will not rent to families with children charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use. charter a bus to go to the game

Examples of hire in a Sentence

Noun The company has a few new hires. The hire of a car and other equipment will of course incur a supplementary charge. Verb She had very little office experience, so the company wouldn't hire her. We hired someone to clean the office once a week. The company isn't hiring right now.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Brad Townsend breaks down Jason Kidd’s NBA career with the impending hire of the former point guard as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. — Dallas News, 25 June 2021 Like the hire of Willie Bloomquist for the Sun Devils? — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2021 Monumental Basketball announced the hire, saying Evans would oversee its research department, supporting the Wizards, the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, the G League’s Capital City Go-Go and Wizards District Gaming. — BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021 The timing for growth was fortuitously timed following the hire of Jeff Henretig, who Apothecanna appointed as president in July 2020. — Katie Shapiro, Forbes, 24 May 2021 The Pac-12 Conference announced the hire of new commissioner George Kliavkoff on Thursday. — John Canzano, oregonlive, 13 May 2021 Teen Vogue named NowThis managing editor Versha Sharma editor-in-chief, following the botched hire of Alexi McCammond. — Fortune, 11 May 2021 The University of Akron officially announced the hire of Charles Guthrie as its new athletic director on Tuesday. — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 4 May 2021 Mayor Jenny Wilson, who ratifies the hire of an executive director following a recommendation by the board, did not immediately provide comment Tuesday. — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Surveyors such as Toso also look for Dakota skippers when energy companies hire them. — Star Tribune, 12 July 2021 That has opened the door for Hilco and Gordon to run sales — not for the retailers that usually hire them but under their own nameplate. — BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2021 The idea is to hire them before another employer can. — Paul Wiseman And Joseph Pisani, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2021 The idea is to hire them before another employer can. — Paul Wiseman, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2021 The idea is to hire them before another employer can. — Joseph Pisani, Fortune, 6 July 2021 And the industries that are trying to hire them back are having trouble scaling up because of a labor shortage and the slowness of customers to return to their old habits. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 28 June 2021 Many point to the failure of teams to hire him as emblematic of a major problem for a league that preaches diversity but has only three Black head coaches. — Rob Maaddi, ajc, 24 June 2021 Guido’s contract with SD Loyal would allow an MLS club to hire him this season. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2021

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