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 Entering Monday, when Harris' hire became official, the Tigers had a 55-91 record in 2022. — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2022 Anderson and Arizona State announced Herm Edwards' hire as the new Arizona State coach not long thereafter. — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2022 Bryan Harsin was hailed as an outside-the-box hire when Auburn plucked him away from Boise State. — John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2022 Edwards, a former NFL head coach, was considered an unconventional hire when he was tapped by Crow and Anderson to lead the middling program. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022 Edwards, a former NFL head coach, was considered an unconventional hire when he was tapped by Crow and Anderson to lead the middling program. — John Marshall, ajc, 18 Sep. 2022 Edwards, a former NFL head coach, was considered an unconventional hire when he was tapped by school President Michael Crow and Anderson to lead the program. — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2022 The discussion on power ratings and margin of victory will move forward, and with the fulltime presence of recent MIAA hire Jim Clark, the creator of the formula, there is optimism that the process will ultimately be more efficient. — Craig Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 The fast start offers a glimpse at a bright future under Lincoln Riley, whose splashy hire sent expectations soaring in Heritage Hall. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb After a brief discussion, the board voted to grant a waiver of a disqualifying offense and allow the school to hire Charles Coleman to work in the food service area. — Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022 His solution was to give a 19-year-old cast member named Eddie Murphy as much airtime as possible and then to hire a few stars, including Billy Crystal and Martin Short. — Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 While other parents might hire a clown or buy a cake, Viserys decides that the best way to honor his young son is to track down and kill the white hart, a fabled stag that resides in the King's Wood. — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2022 Florida has long grappled with shortages of correctional officers and recently has taken steps such as increasing pay to help hire and keep officers. — Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 The courier giant pays its drivers a competitive $95,000 a year including pension benefits, the highest amongst its competitors who often hire drivers on a contract basis. — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 Employers across industries stampeded to hire en masse when the economy reopened, putting workers in the driver’s seat at a moment when federal stimulus packages had padded their budgets, enabling them to be more choosy. — Erica Grieder, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Sep. 2022 The wealthy who resided on Eutaw Place or in Mount Vernon could keep their prize animals and others could rent a carriage and hire a driver. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 Sep. 2022 The moves are a striking contrast with previous years, when the world's largest e-commerce company typically entered the fall rushing to open new facilities and hire thousands of workers to prepare for the holiday shopping season. — Matt Day, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 See More

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