hire

hire
[[t]ha͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]]
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hires, hiring, hired
1) VERB If you hire someone, you employ them or pay them to do a particular job for you.

[V n] Sixteen of the contestants have hired lawyers and are suing the organisers...

The rest of the staff have been hired on short-term contracts...

[V-ing] He will be in charge of all hiring and firing at PHA.

[V-ed] ...the mystery assassin (who turned out to be a hired killer).

2) VERB If you hire something, you pay money to the owner so that you can use it for a period of time. [mainly BRIT]

[V n] To hire a car you must produce a passport and a current driving licence...

[V-ed] Her hired car was found abandoned at Beachy Head.

Syn:
(in AM, usually use rent)
3) N-UNCOUNT: usu n N, N of n, N n You use hire to refer to the activity or business of hiring something. [mainly BRIT]

They booked our hotel, and organised car hire...

Hire of skis, boots and clothing, are all available.

...a day's outing by hire car to the southern coast of Crete.

Syn:
(in AM, usually use rental)
4) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If something is for hire, it is available for you to hire. [mainly BRIT]

Fishing tackle is available for hire and tuition can be arranged.

Phrasal Verbs:
Syn:
to rent
(in AM, usually use for rent)

English dictionary. 2008.

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Synonyms:
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