Hiree vs. Hire

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  • Hiree (noun)

    Someone who hires from a hirer.

  • Hiree (noun)

    Someone who is hired by a hirer.

  • Hire (noun)

    Payment for the temporary use of something.

    “The sign offered pedalos on hire.”

  • Hire (noun)

    Reward, payment.

  • Hire (noun)

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

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

  • 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.””

  • Hire (verb)

    To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

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

  • 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.”

  • Hire (verb)

    To exchange the services of for remuneration.

    “They hired themselves out as day laborers.”

    “They hired out their basement for Inauguration week.”

  • 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.”

  • Hire (verb)

    To accept employment.

    “They hired out as day laborers.”

Wiktionary
  • 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”

  • Hire (verb)

    grant the temporary use of something for an agreed payment

    “most train stations hire out cycles”

  • Hire (verb)

    employ (someone) for wages

    “management hired and fired labour in line with demand”

  • Hire (verb)

    employ for a short time to do a particular job

    “Wilmot hired a private detective to follow him”

  • Hire (verb)

    make oneself available for temporary employment

    “the young husbands had to hire themselves out to distant farmers every summer”

  • Hire (noun)

    the action of hiring someone or something

    “car hire is recommended”

    “a hire charge”

  • Hire (noun)

    a person who is hired; an employee

    “new hires go through six months of training”

Oxford Dictionary

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