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Hiree (noun)
Someone who hires from a hirer.
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Hiree (noun)
Someone who is hired by a hirer.
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Hire (noun)
Payment for the temporary use of something.
“The sign offered pedalos on hire.”
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Hire (noun)
Reward, payment.
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Hire (noun)
The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
“When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire.”
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Hire (noun)
A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
“We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.””
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Hire (verb)
To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
“We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down.”
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Hire (verb)
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.”
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Hire (verb)
To exchange the services of for remuneration.
“They hired themselves out as day laborers.”
“They hired out their basement for Inauguration week.”
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Hire (verb)
To accomplish by paying for services.
“After waiting two years for her husband to finish the tiling, she decided to hire it done.”
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Hire (verb)
To accept employment.
“They hired out as day laborers.”
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Hire (verb)
obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment
“we flew to San Diego, hired a car, and headed for Las Vegas”
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Hire (verb)
grant the temporary use of something for an agreed payment
“most train stations hire out cycles”
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Hire (verb)
employ (someone) for wages
“management hired and fired labour in line with demand”
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Hire (verb)
employ for a short time to do a particular job
“Wilmot hired a private detective to follow him”
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Hire (verb)
make oneself available for temporary employment
“the young husbands had to hire themselves out to distant farmers every summer”
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Hire (noun)
the action of hiring someone or something
“car hire is recommended”
“a hire charge”
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Hire (noun)
a person who is hired; an employee
“new hires go through six months of training”