hire
to engage the services of (someone) for wages or other payment: The company hired three new engineers in the last quarter.
to engage the temporary use of at a set price; rent: We hired a limousine to get us to the wedding in style.
the act of hiring.
the state or condition of being hired.
the price or compensation paid or contracted to be paid for the temporary use of something or for personal services or labor; pay: The laborer is worthy of his hire.
Informal. a person hired or to be hired: Most of our new hires are college-educated.
British. available for hire; rental: a hire car.
hire on, to obtain employment; take a job: They hired on as wranglers with the rodeo.
hire out, to offer or exchange one's services for payment: He hired himself out as a handyman.
Idioms about hire
for hire, available for use or service in exchange for payment.: Also on hire.
Origin of hire
1synonym study For hire
Other words for hire
Other words from hire
- hir·ee [hahyuhr-ee], /ˌhaɪərˈi/, noun
- hir·er, noun
- out·hire, verb (used with object), out·hired, out·hir·ing.
- pre·hir·ing, adjective
- re·hire, verb, re·hired, re·hir·ing, noun
- un·hired, adjective
Words that may be confused with hire
- higher, hire
Words Nearby hire
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How to use hire in a sentence
A number of companies across the country, including Glassdoor, StubHub, Funding Circle, Yelp, Checkr and even the National Institutes of Health, either paused hiring or canceled their internship programs altogether.
Forage, formerly InsideSherpa, raises $9.3 million Series A for virtual work experiences | Natasha Mascarenhas | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchSince March, it’s added over 120 hires globally, 15% of those have been in London and Singapore.
‘We’re about hiring journalists’: Insider Inc. launches third global news hub in Singapore | Lucinda Southern | September 17, 2020 | DigidayCommunications software maker Slack has hired a new chief people officer.
Slack hires former Live Nation exec as new chief people officer | Michal Lev-Ram, writer | September 16, 2020 | FortuneNow Grant has joined the chorus of work and management experts who are betting on technology as a way to improve fairness in hiring.
The startup Adam Grant is betting on to fix bias in hiring is out of stealth mode | Sarah Todd | September 15, 2020 | QuartzImagine hiring someone without being properly vetted and now this person comes in and has to work three times as hard to be accepted by the community.
Oceanside Is Rethinking Its Police Chief Hiring Process Following Community Concerns | Kayla Jimenez | September 14, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Like any service for hire, it is extremely important for the traffickers to provide a reputable service, criminal as it is.
Grimm has even been actively trying hire staff members for his office in recent weeks after several former aides deserted him.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress | Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe assistant manager at the A&F store had found Elauf qualified for the position and was apparently going to hire her.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch | Dean Obeidallah | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey hire other people to write their books for them, whether memoir or fiction.
Meet Zoella—The Newbie Author Whose Book Sales Topped J.K. Rowling | Lucy Scholes | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the end of his internship, the Davis County School District decided to hire him.
Hiring People With Disabilities Isn’t Just the Right Thing to Do—It’s Good for Business | Elizabeth Picciuto | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne who uses another's automobile without consent or knowledge of the owner, may be liable to pay a reasonable hire therefor.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesShould he hire a horse and kill the animal by rash driving, he would be liable for its value.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesSome landlords hire agents to attend to their property and to the collection of rents.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonShall I sit by the roadside and ask every man who passes by if he wants to hire himself out 'on shares'?
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondThe owner of the mules used on this journey resides here, and here, likewise, the money for their hire is paid.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for hire
/ (ˈhaɪə) /
to acquire the temporary use of (a thing) or the services of (a person) in exchange for payment
to employ (a person) for wages
(often foll by out) to provide (something) or the services of (oneself or others) for an agreed payment, usually for an agreed period
(tr foll by out) mainly British to pay independent contractors for (work to be done)
the act of hiring or the state of being hired
(as modifier): a hire car
the price paid or payable for a person's services or the temporary use of something
(as modifier): the hire charge
for hire or on hire available for service or temporary use in exchange for payment
Origin of hire
1Derived forms of hire
- hirable or hireable, adjective
- hirer, noun
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