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¹ hire

Pronounced:

/ˈhajɚ/

Function:

verb

Inflected forms:

hires; hired; hir·ing

Meaning:

1 a chiefly US : to give work or a job to (someone) in exchange for wages or a salary [+ obj] ▪ She had very little office experience, so the company wouldn't hire her. ▪ a hired hand/worker ▪ We hired someone to clean the office once a week. [no obj] ▪ The company isn't hiring right now. b [+ obj] : to use or get the services of (someone) to do a particular job ▪ You should hire [=(more formally) employ] a lawyer to look over the contract.

2 [+ obj] chiefly Brit : to pay to use (something) : rent ▪ hire a hall ▪ a hired car

hire out [phrasal verb]

1 hire out (something) or hire (something) out chiefly Brit : to allow someone to use (something) in exchange for money ▪ The hotel hires out [=rents out] boats to guests.

2 hire out or hire (yourself) out US informal : to take a job : to work for wages or a salary ▪ She hired out as a cook. ▪ He's a teacher most of the year, but in the summer he hires himself out as a tour guide.

—hiring noun [noncount] ▪ Who's in charge of the hiring and firing of the office staff? ▪ the company's hiring practices

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