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hire

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hire

1 the state of being provided with a paying job

  • he spent most of his career in the hire of high-paying defense contractors
Synonyms of hire

employ, employment, engagement
Words Related to hire

appointment, assignment, conscription, enlistment, recruitment

incumbency, tenure

occupation, place, position, post, situation, work
Near Antonyms of hire

boot, discharge, dismissal, firing, removal, sack, severance

demotion, suspension

furlough, layoff, leave, liberty, retirement
Antonyms of hire

joblessness, nonemployment, unemployment

2 the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

  • used to mow lawns for hire
Synonyms of hire

emolument, packet [British], pay, pay envelope, paycheck, payment, salary, stipend, wage
Words Related to hire

living wage, minimum wage, nominal wages, take-home pay

double time, overtime, time and a half

compensation, recompense, remittance, remuneration, requital, return

recoupment, redress, reparation, restitution

reimbursement, repayment

earnings, profit, takings, yield

hire

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hire

1 to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum

  • the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughterʼs wedding
Synonyms of hire

charter, engage, lease, rent
Words Related to hire

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 of hire

assume, employ, engage, fee [chiefly Scottish], lay on [chiefly British], pay, place, recruit, retain, sign (up or on), take on
Words Related to hire

reemploy, reengage, rehire

apprentice, contract, job, partner, subcontract

enlist

advance, promote, upgrade

keep (on)

headhunt, scout
Near Antonyms of hire

furlough, lay off, lock out
Antonyms of hire

ax (or axe), can, discharge, dismiss, fire, sack

Synonym Discussion of hire

hire, let, lease, rent, charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price. hire and let, strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use.
    • we hired a car for the summer
    • decided to let the cottage to a young couple
lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease.
    • the diplomat leased an apartment for a year
rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting.
    • instead of buying a house, they decided to rent
    • will not rent to families with children
charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use.
    • charter a bus to go to the game

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