hire (ˈhaɪə
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to acquire the temporary use of (a thing) or the services of (a person) in exchange for payment
- to employ (a person) for wages
- (often foll by out) to provide (something) or the services of (oneself or others) for an agreed payment, usually for an agreed period
- (tr) foll by out mainly British to pay independent contractors for (work to be done)
noun
- the act of hiring or the state of being hired
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a hire car
- the price paid or payable for a person's services or the temporary use of something
- ((as modifier) ⇒
the hire charge
- See for hire
Alternative Forms
ˈhirable ˈhireable adjective ˈhirer nounWord Origin
Old English hӯrian; related to Old Frisian hēra to lease, Middle Dutch hūrenTranslations
- British English:
hire
You use hire to refer to the activity or business of hiring something.They booked our hotel, and organised car hire.ˈhaɪə NOUN They booked our hotel, and organised car hire.
- Spanish:
alquiler
nm
- French:
location
nf
- German:
Mieten
nnt
- Chinese: 租用 n
- Arabic: إيجَار n
- Portuguese: aluguer nm
- Russian: прокат nm
- Croatian: najam nm
- Czech: pronájem nm
- Danish: leje nutr
- Dutch: huur n
- Finnish: vuokraus n
- Greek: μίσθωση nf
- Italian: noleggio nm
- Japanese: 賃借り n
- Korean: 고용 n
- Norwegian: leie nm
- Polish: najem nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: aluguel nm
- European Spanish:
alquiler
nm
- Swedish: hyra nutr
- Thai: การให้เช่า n
- Turkish: kiralama n
- Vietnamese: việc thuê n
- British English:
hire
If you hire someone, you employ them or pay them to do a particular job for you.He just hired a new secretary.ˈhaɪə VERB He just hired a new secretary.
- Spanish:
alquilar
v
- French:
embaucher
vt
- German:
mieten
v
- Chinese: 租用 v
- Arabic: يَسْتَأْجِرُ vt
- Portuguese: alugar v
- Russian: нанимать v
- Croatian: unajmiti v
- Czech: pronajmout v pronajímat
- Danish: leje v
- Dutch: huren v
- Finnish: palkata v
- Greek: μισθώνω v
- Italian: noleggiare v
- Japanese: 賃借りする v
- Korean: 고용하다 v
- Norwegian: leie v
- Polish: wynająć v wynajmować
- Brazilian Portuguese: contratar vt
- European Spanish:
alquilar
v
- Swedish: hyra v
- Thai: เช่า v
- Turkish: kiralamak v
- Vietnamese: thuê v
Usage examples
To help him prevent that awful chance, Sir, is the main reason he means to hire you.
, Man's Loving Family (1986)Strummerville provides rehearsal space and studio time to young people who want to make music, but are unable to afford to hire facilities.
NME (New Musical Express) (2004)So they buy out the contract and then hire them back on generous terms.
Globe and Mail (2003)Teams can hire a pitch for one hour at a cost of about £40, which works out at £4 per person.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Greg Sands, a marketing hire , was asked to come up with a name for the firm's main product, ("Mozilla" was considered too lighthearted.
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