hire out
phrasal 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Today, second harpists are usually hired out as a freelance position and rarely part of permanent orchestra rosters.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Some malefactors even hire out farms of humans to defeat them in bulk.
CAPTCHAs also have unexpected benefits for those who run them.
—ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
The reason for hiring out several food trucks that specialize in Latin food was obvious to Che Grill owner Gonzalo Cardenas.
—Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Companies are doing less hiring out of uncertainty about President Trump’s tariffs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 July 2025
And a lot of the services that come with a condo can be hired out to professionals arranging for trash and snow-removal services, as many townhouse owners do now, and for packages, installing a lock box or using a Ring camera to buzz delivery drivers into the vestibule.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 June 2025
In that sense, the MAGA right may not have to push too hard to get some people Musk hired out of the administration.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
This also suggests the idea of hiring out your personal daily-driver car may also not be that great.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Some malefactors even hire out farms of humans to defeat them in bulk.
CAPTCHAs also have unexpected benefits for those who run them.
—ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
The reason for hiring out several food trucks that specialize in Latin food was obvious to Che Grill owner Gonzalo Cardenas.
—Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Companies are doing less hiring out of uncertainty about President Trump’s tariffs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 July 2025
And a lot of the services that come with a condo can be hired out to professionals arranging for trash and snow-removal services, as many townhouse owners do now, and for packages, installing a lock box or using a Ring camera to buzz delivery drivers into the vestibule.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 June 2025
In that sense, the MAGA right may not have to push too hard to get some people Musk hired out of the administration.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
This also suggests the idea of hiring out your personal daily-driver car may also not be that great.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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“Hire out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hire%20out. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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