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  (hīr) pronunciation

v., hired, hir·ing, hires.

v.tr.
    1. To engage the services of (a person) for a fee; employ: hired a new clerk.
    2. To engage the temporary use of for a fee; rent: hire a car for the day.
  1. 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. He hired out as a photographer.

n.
    1. The act of hiring.
    2. The condition or fact of being hired.
    1. Payment for services; wages.
    2. Payment for the use of something.
  1. Informal. One who is hired: two new hires in the sales department.

[Middle English hiren, from Old English h[ymacr]rian.]

hirable hir'a·ble or hire'a·ble adj.
hirer hir'er n.
 
 
Thesaurus: hire

verb

  1. To obtain the use or services of: employ, engage, retain, take on. Idioms: put on the payroll. See get/lose, work/play.
  2. To engage the temporary use of (something) for a fee: charter, lease, rent1. See get/lose, transactions.
  3. To give temporary use of in return for payment. lease, let, rent1. See transactions.

noun

  1. The act of employing for wages: employment, engagement. See get/lose, work/play.
  2. The state of being employed: employ, employment. See work/play.
  3. Payment for work done: compensation, earnings, emolument, fee, pay, remuneration, salary, stipend, wage. See pay/owe.
  4. One who is employed by another: employee, hireling, jobholder, worker. Informal hired hand. See over/under, work/play.

 
Antonyms: hire

v

Definition: commission for responsibility, use
Antonyms: discharge, dismiss, fire, lay off, let go


 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To put to work in return for wages. Also: To rent or let out for money.

pronunciation When you hire people who are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are. — R. H. Grant

Tutor's tip: Did the headmaster "hire" (employ someone to take a job) her to teach the "higher" (more advanced; above something else) grades?

 
Translations: Translations for: Hire

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - leje, hyre, engagere, ansætte, antage
v. intr. - tage arbejde
n. - leje, hyre, udlejning

idioms:

  • for hire    til leje
  • hire out    udleje
  • hire purchase    leje med køberet
  • hired assassin    lejemorder

Nederlands (Dutch)
in dienst nemen, inhuren, huren, afhuren, de huur(prijs), loon, het in dienst nemen

Français (French)
v. tr. - engager (qn, des employés en extra), louer (des services, une voiture)
v. intr. - obtenir du travail
n. - location

idioms:

  • for hire    libre (un taxi), à louer
  • hire out    offrir ses services (comme)
  • hire purchase    achat à crédit
  • hired assassin    tueur à gages
  • on hire    en location

Deutsch (German)
v. - einstellen, anwerben, mieten
n. - Einstellen, Leihen, Mietgebühr

idioms:

  • for hire    zu vermieten, "frei"
  • hire out    vermieten
  • hire purchase    Ratenkauf, Teilzahlungskauf
  • hired assassin    gedungener Mörder
  • on hire    zu vermieten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προσλαμβάνω, μισθώνω, εκμισθώνω, ενοικιάζω, πληρώνω, νοικιάζω
n. - πρόσληψη, εκμίσθωση, μίσθωση, ενοικίαση

idioms:

  • for hire    για ενοικίαση, προς μίσθωση
  • hire out    εκμισθώνω, δίνω για ενοικίαση
  • hire purchase    αγοραπωλησία με δόσεις, σύστημα δόσεων
  • hired assassin    πληρωμένος δολοφόνος

Italiano (Italian)
assumere, affittare

idioms:

  • for hire    a salario
  • hire out    dare a noleggio
  • hire purchase    vendita a rate

Português (Portuguese)
v. - alugar
n. - aluguel (m)

idioms:

  • for hire    para alugar
  • hire out    trabalhar como empregado
  • hire purchase    a prestações

Русский (Russian)
нанимать, брать напрокат, прокат, плата за прокат

idioms:

  • for hire    свободно (табличка на такси), по найму
  • hire out    сдавать внаем, наниматься в прислуге
  • hire purchase    покупка в рассрочку

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - emplear, contratar, alquilar, arrendar
v. intr. - alquilarse, arrendarse
n. - alquiler

idioms:

  • for hire    para alquilar, se alquila
  • hire out    alquilar, arrendar, ofrecerse como
  • hire purchase    compra a plazos
  • hired assassin    asesino pagado, asesino a sueldo
  • on hire    estar de alquiler

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - (för)hyra, leja, anställa
n. - hyra, hyresavgift, lön (äv. bildl.)

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
雇请, 出租, 受雇, 租用, 雇用, 工钱, 租金

idioms:

  • for hire    供出租, 供雇用
  • hire out    出租
  • hire purchase    分期付款购买法
  • hired assassin    被雇用的刺客

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 雇請, 出租
v. intr. - 受雇
n. - 租用, 雇用, 工錢, 租金

idioms:

  • for hire    供出租, 供雇用
  • hire out    出租
  • hire purchase    分期付款購買法
  • hired assassin    被僱用的刺客

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 고용하다, 빌리다, 세주다
v. intr. - 고용되다
n. - 임대료, 세, 임금

idioms:

  • hire out    빌려주다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 賃借り, 賃貸し, 雇用, 借り賃, 雇い賃, 賃金
v. - 雇う, 賃借りする

idioms:

  • for hire    空車, 賃金を取って
  • hire out    賃貸しする, 雇われる
  • hire purchase    分割払い購入

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستخدم, يستأجر, يؤجر, يرشو, يكافئ, يقبل العمل عند, يعمل كمستخدم (الاسم) أجر, أجرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שכר, העסיק‬
v. intr. - ‮השיג עבודה‬
n. - ‮דמי-שכירות, השכרה, שכירה, עובד חדש (צ. אמריקה)‬


 
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