hire

US /haɪr/
UK /haɪr/
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1.

to employ someone for wages

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The company decided to hire a new marketing manager.
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We need to hire more staff to handle the increased workload.
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employrecruitengageappointtake on
2.

to obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment

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We decided to hire a car for our vacation.
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You can hire bicycles at the park entrance.
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rentleasecharter
1.

an act of employing someone or renting something

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The company announced a new hire for the executive position.
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The car hire service was very efficient.
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employmentrecruitmentrentallease
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hired gunhire out