hire out
verb
hired out; hiring out; hires out
1
chiefly British
: to allow someone to use (something) in exchange for money : rent
The hotel hires out boats to guests.
2
US, informal
: to take a job : to work for wages or a salary
She hired out as a cook.
He's a teacher most of the year, but in the summer he hires himself out as a tour guide.
Examples of hire out in a Sentence
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The key thing was hiring out members that would complement the existing talent, then creating new processes that benefited the team rather than scare them away.
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Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
If climbing a ladder is no longer safe for you, this is a task worth hiring out.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The Dallas Police Department is being hired out by a fugitive.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Mercenaries hired out of Florida assassinated the president of Haiti.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Left to hire out his time while his enslaver vacationed in Bermuda, Grimes went to the Savannah harbor seeking work.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Ninman did most of the work himself, but the couple hired out to do the plumbing, Tresl says.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
In an Instagram post, Joe Panzarella, president of the Freedmen’s Town Super Neighborhood in Houston’s Fourth Ward, said a private developer that hired out contractors was responsible for the brick removal.
—Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Over the last two years, Glenn was the only Black coach hired out of 17 openings.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
If climbing a ladder is no longer safe for you, this is a task worth hiring out.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The Dallas Police Department is being hired out by a fugitive.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Mercenaries hired out of Florida assassinated the president of Haiti.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Left to hire out his time while his enslaver vacationed in Bermuda, Grimes went to the Savannah harbor seeking work.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Ninman did most of the work himself, but the couple hired out to do the plumbing, Tresl says.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
In an Instagram post, Joe Panzarella, president of the Freedmen’s Town Super Neighborhood in Houston’s Fourth Ward, said a private developer that hired out contractors was responsible for the brick removal.
—Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Over the last two years, Glenn was the only Black coach hired out of 17 openings.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Hire out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hire%20out. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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