hire

1 to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding Synonyms charter, engage, lease, rent Related Words sublease, sublet; check out; arrange (for), bespeak, book, contract (for), order, reserve, sign up (for)

2 to provide with a paying job the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer Synonyms assume, engage, fee [chiefly Scottish], employ, lay on [chiefly British], pay, place, recruit, retain, sign (up or on), take onRelated Words reemploy, reengage, rehire; apprentice, contract, job, partner, subcontract; enlist; advance, promote, upgrade; keep (on); headhunt, scoutNear Antonyms furlough, lay off, lock outAntonyms ax (or axe), can, discharge, dismiss, fire, sack