1 hire
Pronounced:
/ˈhajɚ/
Function:
verbInflected forms:
hires; hired; hir·ingMeaning:
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.
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

