rehire

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verb

re·​hire (ˌ)rē-ˈhī(-ə)r 

rehired; rehiring

transitive verb

: 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

Nineteen 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

rehire

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noun

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

2

: the act of rehiring a former employee or group of employees

The company has no plans for a rehire.

Examples of rehire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Getting your firm discovered, hired, and ideally, rehired, is what keeps the whole engine running. — Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026

However, even getting one approved now would not involve any mass scaling up or rehiring, as early-stage projects need much smaller teams. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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

But the rehires weren't enough to allay concerns in the weather and emergency management community. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1766, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rehire

• admire
• afire
• aspire
• backfire
• esquire
• expire
• haywire
• hellfire
• inquire
• inspire
• newswire
• perspire