re·hire
(ˌ)rē-ˈhī(-ə)r 
rehired; rehiring
: to hire (someone) back into the same company or job
Her MO: She would simply quit, only to be rehired with her demands met.—
Lorraine Ali
Lorraine AliNineteen employees in the front office were let go; some of those people have been rehired on a contract basis to do the same jobs.—Tim Kurkjian
Tim Kurkjian
re·hire
ˈrē-ˌhī(-ə)r
plural rehires
1
: a person who has been rehired
Whether the employee is a new hire or a rehire is not relevant for processing the payroll.—Vicki M. Lambert
Vicki M. Lambert2
: the act of rehiring a former employee or group of employees
The company has no plans for a rehire.
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Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 8 May 2025
In February, the FDA laid off about 700 provisional employees, including food and medical device reviewers, only to rehire many of them within days after pushback from industry officials, members of Congress and others.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Roughly 200,000 dismissals were mentioned, but there have also been some rehires of critical workers as well as a few reversals by courts.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Their new tour announcement comes less than a month after the Who parted ways with and then rehired drummer Zak Starkey, the son of the Beatles drummer Ringo Starr.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 8 May 2025
In February, the FDA laid off about 700 provisional employees, including food and medical device reviewers, only to rehire many of them within days after pushback from industry officials, members of Congress and others.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Noun
There were no specific figures as to how many of those rehires were for the Forest Service.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Roughly 200,000 dismissals were mentioned, but there have also been some rehires of critical workers as well as a few reversals by courts.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Rehire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehire. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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