hire

Formshires, hiring, hired

Pluralhires

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To give someone a job and pay them for their work.

   The store needs to hire more staff for the weekend.

   They decided to hire a local guide for the trip.

   Similaremploy, recruit, engage, appoint

   Oppositefire, dismiss, sack

2. 2
   nouncountable

   A person who has just been given a job, often as one of a group of new workers.

   The new hire spent her first morning learning the computer system.

   Several hires joined the company on the same day.

   Similarrecruit, employee, appointee

3. 3
   verbUKtransitive

   To pay money to use something or someone's services for a short time.

   We decided to hire a car for the weekend in Scotland.

   You can hire a rowing boat by the lake.

   Similarrent

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   Money paid to use something for a short time.

   The bikes are available for hire at the park entrance.

   The cost of hire includes a helmet and lock.

   Similarrental, rent, charge, fee

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5. 5
   verbUKtransitive

   To pay rent to live in or use a building.

   They decided to hire a small shop on the high street.

   We hired a hall for the children's party.

   Similarrent

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6. 6
   noununcountable

   The condition of having a job and being paid for work.

   All the gardeners in his hire were paid weekly.

   Her uncle stayed in the hire of the same farm for thirty years.

   Similaremployment

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7. 7
   verbtransitive

   To let someone use your work or property in exchange for money.

   He decided to hire out his services as a translator.

   They hire out their boat to tourists in the summer.

   Similarrent, lease, let

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8. 8
   verbintransitive

   To take a job and start working for an employer.

   He hired on at the new factory last spring.

   Many workers hire on during the busy harvest season.

   Similarsign

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9. 9
   verbUKtransitive

   To get a job done by paying other people to do it.

   They hired the roof repaired rather than doing it themselves.

   She wants to hire the whole house painted before winter.

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10. 10
    verbtransitive

    To buy something so that it can do a certain job for you.

    Most people hire a milkshake to make a boring drive more fun.

    Customers hire that app to organize their photos.

    Similarbuy, employ

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