
tr.v. Slang, -hired, -hir·ing, -hires.
To lay off or otherwise terminate (an employee): "[When] top executives . . . are dehired, headhunters get nervous. It's not the way they like to see new business develop" (Forbes).
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| Degression, Defunct Company, Deflator | |
| Deindustrialization, Delayed Opening, Delegate |
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