1
a
: payment for the temporary use of something
b
: payment for labor or personal services : wages
2
a
: the act or an instance of hiring (see hire entry 2)
laws regarding the hire of workers
b
: the state of being hired : employment
3
British
: rental
the hire of equipment
—often used attributivelya hire car
4
: one who is hired
starting wage for the new hires
hired; hiring
1
a
: to engage the personal services of for a set sum
hire a crew
b
: to engage the temporary use of for a fixed sum
hire a hall
2
: to grant the personal services of or temporary use of for a fixed sum
hire themselves out
3
: to get done for pay
hire the mowing done
: to take employment
hire out as a guide during the tourist season
hirer
noun
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