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Synonyms

hire out

Idioms  
  1. Obtain work; also, grant the services or temporary use of for a fee, as in He hired out as a cook, or They hired out the cottage for the summer. [Second half of 1700s]


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The Rock saw it and sent back a video message promising to hire out a cinema for them and their friends and family to watch the film.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

They learned that as early Richmond began to industrialize, plantation owners would hire out their enslaved workers to city businesses and factories.

From Washington Post Aug. 30, 2022

Many editors from a variety of publications use Twitter to post calls for pitches: stories they're hoping to hire out to freelancers.

From Salon Apr. 28, 2022

We agreed that we would do what we could ourselves and that we would hire out what we couldn’t do.

From Seattle Times Jan. 30, 2019

I could sew or hire out to scrub stables.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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