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Meaning of hire in English

hire
verb [ T ]
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/haɪər/ us
/haɪr/
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B1 UK
(US rent)
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.
[ + to infinitive ] We ought to hire a public relations consultant to help improve our image.
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Phrasal verb

hire something/someone out
hire
noun
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/haɪər/ us
/haɪr/

hire noun (THING)

[ U ] UK
an arrangement to use something by paying for it:
car hire The price includes flights and car hire.
hire car The price includes flights, accommodation, and a hire car for the week.
for hire There's a camping shop in town that has tents for hire (= available to be hired) at £30 a week.
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hire noun (PERSON)

[ C ] mainly US
a person to whom a company has recently given a job:
She's our latest hire.
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(Definition of hire from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

hire | American Dictionary

hire
verb [ T ]
us
/hɑɪər/
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to start to employ someone:
You ought to hire a lawyer to handle your taxes.
hire
noun [ C ]
us
/hɑɪər/
an employee:
Those retiring will be replaced by new hires.
(Definition of hire from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

hire | Business English

hire
verb [ T ]
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to employ someone in a permanent job:
Increased business means that the company will need to hire 15 new sales staff.
hire sb as sth A supervisor noticed her potential and hired her as a trading trainee.
be hired by sb/sth Employees hired by a public agency after July 1 will automatically be enrolled in the new contribution plan.
Managers are given a free hand in hiring and firing employees.
HR
to pay a person or company to do a particular job for a short period of time:
We will hire a contractor to consider what can be done that is cost effective.
COMMERCE   mainly UK
( US rent)
to pay to use something for a short period of time:
They hired a billboard in a prominent position on Oxford Street to promote the event.

Phrasal verbs

hire sb/sth out
hire yourself out
hire
noun
uk
/haɪər/ us
[ U ]   COMMERCE   mainly UK
( US rental)
an arrangement in which someone pays to use something for a short period:
car/equipment/plant hire Prices include return flights and car hire.
There are plenty of cars available for hire.
a hire business/company/firm
[ C ]   HR
a person who a company or organization employs in a permanent job:
additional/fresh/new hires Three-quarters of the debt-collection industry's new hires quit after just three months.
(Definition of hire from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of hire

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A few schools recognized society's need and instituted explicit medical ethics teaching - allocating funds, hiring ethicists, creating departments, and trumpeting their accomplishments.
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The authority on site rests with the clients in the form of their hired project manager.
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Private tutors, referred to as 'coaches ' from the 1850s onwards, were hired.
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A governmentally subsidised benefits package would discourage hiring part-time workers to avoid providing benefits.
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Men were also hired to build a sugar refinery and access road, then gaining work as refinery operatives and small cane farmers.
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As infrastructure investments require ongoing maintenance, the micro-enterprises of poor families may now be hired for such services.
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With the establishment of contract labour, new employees were to be hired on a contract basis, while current employees would maintain their permanent status.
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In addition, a freeze was placed on hiring new staff and on salary raises.
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Eventually, she was hired by one studio, but was never able to rise beyond the rank of assistant engineer, despite her abilities and technical skills.
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Much of this hired labor consisted of residents of upland farms.
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Women accompanied by male relatives were hired, but upon paying a commission to those relatives.
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As experts move on and novices or contractors are hired, problems are likely to occur as tacit overview knowledge is lost.
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She has him hired as a singing teacher.
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The largest and most modern mills, those that produced cotton cloth, hired mostly men.
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Unions hired and, in practice, unions determined who was fired.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
租，租用, 僱，僱用, 租用…
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租，租用, 雇，雇用, 租用…
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कमी कालावधीसाठी एखादी गोष्ट वापरण्यासाठी पैसे देणे, एखाद्याला कामावर ठेवणे किंवा एखाद्याला विशिष्ट काम करण्यासाठी पैसे देणे…
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（お金を払って短期間）～を借りる, ～を雇う, 雇用する…
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kiralamak, kira ile tutmak, ücretle çalıştırmak…
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recruter, embaucher, louer…
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(थोड़े समय के लिए) भाड़े या किराए पर लेना, (किसी विशेष कार्य के लिए किसी को) भुगतान करना या नियुक्त करना या…
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leje, udleje, ansætte…
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menyewa, menyewakan, mengupah…
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mieten, vermieten, anstellen…
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کرائے پر لینا, اجرت پرکسی کو کام دینا, کسی مخصوص کام کےلئےاجرت دےکرکسی کو کام پر رکھنا…
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prendere a nolo, noleggiare, ingaggiare…
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