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adjective
- 1. employed for a short time to do a particular job: "a hired assassin"
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to pay to use something for a short period: How much would it cost to hire a car for the weekend? You could always hire a dress for the ball if you can't afford to buy one. B2. to employ someone or pay someone to do a particular job: I was hired by the first company I applied to.
1. a. : payment for the temporary use of something. b. : payment for labor or personal services : wages. 2. a. : the act or an instance of hiring (see hire entry 2) laws regarding the hire of workers. b. : the state of being hired : employment. 3. British : rental. the hire of equipment. often used attributively. a hire car. 4. : one who is hired.
HIRE definition: 1. to pay to use something for a short period: 2. to employ someone or pay someone to do a…. Learn more.
to pay to use something for a short period: How much would it cost to hire a car for the weekend? You could always hire a dress for the ball if you can't afford to buy one. B2. to employ someone or pay someone to do a particular job: I was hired by the first company I applied to.
the price or compensation paid or contracted to be paid for the temporary use of something or for personal services or labor; pay: The laborer is worthy of his hire. Synonyms: remuneration, salary, wages, stipend, rental. Informal. a person hired or to be hired: Most of our new hires are college-educated.
Definition of hire verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To engage the services of (a person) for a fee; employ: hired a new clerk. b. To engage the temporary use of for a fee; rent: hire a car for the day. 2. To grant the services of or the temporary use of for a fee: hired himself out as a cook; hired out the cottage for the summer. v.intr. To obtain work: She hired on as a deck hand.
hire is a general word, most commonly applied to paying money for labor or services, but is also used in reference to paying for the temporary use of automobiles (usually with a chauffeur), halls, etc.; in New England, it is used in speaking of borrowing money on which interest is to be paid (to distinguish from borrowing from a friend, who ...
n. 1. a. The act of hiring. b. The condition or fact of being hired. 2. a. Payment for services; wages. b. Payment for the use of something. 3. Informal One who is hired: two new hires in the sales department. [Middle English hiren, from Old English hȳrian .] hir′a·ble, hire′a·ble adj. hir′er n.
Definitions of hired. adjective. having services engaged for a fee. “ hired hands”. synonyms: employed. having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary. adjective. hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers.
