v., hired, hir·ing, hires.

v.tr.

1. 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.
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. He hired out as a photographer.

n.

1. 1. The act of hiring.
   2. The condition or fact of being hired.
2. 1. Payment for services; wages.
   2. 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 h[ymacr]rian.]

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

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.

v

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

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

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?

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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