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as in to rent
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding
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2
as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer
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as in employ
the state of being provided with a paying job
he spent most of his career in the hire of high-paying defense contractors
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2
as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
used to mow lawns for hire
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Recent Examples of hire
Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Burke learned that during those eight months alone, the daughter hired someone to come in, leave food for Kurt and change his litter.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Ashley Capoot,annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Zuckerberg hopes the new hires can help improve Llama’s models and build better AI tools for voice and personalization features.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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Verb
At the onset of new technologies or the introduction of new products, hiring takes place with kid-in-a-candy-store concern for consequences.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Burke learned that during those eight months alone, the daughter hired someone to come in, leave food for Kurt and change his litter.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Noun
The Washington Post | Getty Images For the better part of a decade, Amazon has been trying to carve its way into the U.S. health-care market, through billions of dollars worth of acquisitions, big-name hires and high-profile partnerships.
—Ashley Capoot,annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Zuckerberg hopes the new hires can help improve Llama’s models and build better AI tools for voice and personalization features.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hire
Verb
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To make ends meet, he’s relied on renting out part of his property, as well as cashing his monthly Social Security check.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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Homes worth more than $1 million which are rented out for most of the year would not be subject to the surcharge.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Together, education and health services employ a million people in the Commonwealth.—
Alan M. Leventhal,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Hospital heals, and also employs With 750 workers, the hospital is the valley's largest employer.—
John Daley,
NPR,
22 June 2025
Noun
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However, today’s teens also face more competition for college and a heavier focus on academic and extracurricular achievements, hence the lower rates of employment among 16 and 19-year-olds.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
16 June 2025
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Designed for an era of predictable employment and linear economic growth, the monthly salary once met the needs of both employers and workers.—
Arbia Smiti,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The lawsuit claims that Robinson was paid a salary of $125,000 by the Chiefs, but that his research found other NFL teams paid comparable positions an average salary of $171,932, not including other benefits.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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Since 2013, the Dodgers have exceeded MLB’s luxury tax threshold (the closest thing baseball has to a soft salary cap) eight times and topped the league in spending seven times.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Brad Pitt stars as Sonny Hayes, a once-promising driver who is recruited to help his friend and former driver, Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), who is in danger of being ousted by the board of his racing team.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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Set in Chicago, a city not yet visited within the MCU, the limited series will take a closer look at the 19-year-old tech genius who Shuri (Letitia Wright) recruited in Ryan Coogler’s second Black Panther film to help protect Wakanda.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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After the regime's move in late 2023 to raise official wages tenfold, the average worker now earns about 30,000 North Korean won—less than $4—per month, analysts say.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Richard Arsenault claimed his supervisors retaliated against him for seeking life-saving medical care and that he was shorted owed wages.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
Verb
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The cost of the wedding has been estimated at up to nearly $50M, infuriating locals and activists who claim Amazon pays minimal taxes in European countries and point to Bezos’ use of his extreme personal wealth to effectively take over parts of the historic city, disrupting daily life.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Jordan shot Marter in the back of the head before her banker husband paid a $25,000 ransom for her return on Jan. 12, 1976.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
Noun
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In a May 6 letter, a USDA adviser told states the department would be collecting the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and addresses of SNAP recipients and applicants from the past five years from states' third-party electronic benefits transfer (EBT) payment processors.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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The tax department needs to ensure that these taxability rules are applied correctly, that transaction data is collected and reported and that payments are submitted to the appropriate government tax authorities.—
Sal Visca,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Hire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hire. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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