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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 daughter's wedding

Synonyms of hire

charter, engage, lease, rent

Words Related to hire

sublease, sublet

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

advance, promote, upgrade

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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