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

The agency recently began rehiring after public backlash about staffing cuts. —Leila Fadel, NPR, 7 July 2025

In April, The Who fired its drummer, Zak Starkey — Ringo Starr’s son — then rehired him, only to fire him again in May. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025

Noun

These were rehires following layoffs to reduce NOAA’s workforce by approximately 10%. —Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025

Track post-layoff outcomes: AI tools can help HR teams understand the after-effects of layoffs, such as identifying which employees which might be suitable for rehire. —C200, Forbes.com, 8 July 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