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As a noun, hire means payment for the temporary use of something. As a verb, it means obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

Meanings of hire

16 meanings

noun

  1. Payment for the temporary use of something.

    “The sign offered pedalos on hire.”

  2. The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.

    “When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire.”

  3. A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.

    “We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.”

  4. A newly hired employeeperson

    “the new hires need special training”

  5. The act of hiring something or someone

    “he signed up for a week's car hire”

Older and rare meanings (1)
  1. obsoleteReward, payment.

verb

  1. To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

    “We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down.”

  2. To occupy premises in exchange for rent.

  3. To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

    “The company had problems when it tried to hire more skilled workers.”

  4. To exchange the services of for remuneration.

    “They hired themselves out as day laborers.  They hired out their basement for Inauguration week.”

  5. To accomplish by paying for services.

    “After waiting two years for her husband to finish the tiling, she decided to hire it done.”

  6. To accept employment.

    “They hired out as day laborers.”

  7. (neologism) (in the Jobs-to-be-Done Theory) To buy something in order for it to perform a function, to do a job

    “They hired a milkshake.”

  8. Engage or hire for work

    “They hired two new secretaries in the department”

    “How many people has she employed?”

    Similar: engage, employ
  9. Hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

    Similar: rent, charter, lease
  10. Engage for service under a term of contract

    “We took an apartment on a quiet street”

    “Let's rent a car”

    “Shall we take a guide in Rome?”

    Similar: lease, rent, charter, engage, take

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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