What does Hire mean?
Definitions for Hire
haɪərhire
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Hire.
Princeton's WordNet
hirenoun
a newly hired employee
"the new hires need special training"
hireverb
the act of hiring something or someone
"he signed up for a week's car hire"
hire, engage, employverb
engage or hire for work
"They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
rent, hire, charter, leaseverb
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, takeverb
engage for service under a term of contract
"We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
Wiktionary
hirenoun
Payment for the temporary use of something.
The sign offered pedalos on hire.
hirenoun
Reward, payment.
hirenoun
The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire.
hirenoun
A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.
hireverb
To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down.
hireverb
To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
The company had problems when it tried to hire more skilled workers.
hireverb
To exchange the services of for remuneration.
hireverb
To accomplish by paying for services.
After waiting two years for her husband to finish the tiling, she decided to hire it done.
hireverb
To accept employment
They hired out as day laborers.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hirenoun
Etymology: hyre, Saxon.
Great thanks and goodly meed to that good sire;
He thence departing gave for his pains hire. Fairy Queen.I have five hundred crowns,
The thrifty hire I sav’d under your father. William Shakespeare.Though little was their hire, and light their gain,
Yet somewhat to their share he threw. Dryden.All arts and artists Theseus could command,
Who sold for hire, or wrought for better fame. Dryden.To HIREverb
Etymology: hyran, Saxon.
His sordid avarice rakes
In excrements, and hires the jakes. John Dryden, Juvenal.They weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a god. Is. xlvi. 6.
I cannot strike at wretched kerns, whose arms
Are hir’d to bear their staves. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Themetes first, ’tis doubtful whether hir’d,
Or so the Trojan destiny requir’d,
Mov’d that the ramparts might be broken down. John Dryden, Æn.They that were full, hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry, ceased. 1 Sa. ii. 5.
ChatGPT
hire
Hire refers to the act of engaging someone's labor or services for payment, often under a contractual agreement. It can also refer to the condition of being employed or the payment agreed upon for such work. Additionally, it can mean to rent or lease something like a vehicle, equipment, or property.
Webster Dictionary
Hire
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Hirenoun
the price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay
Hirenoun
a bailment by which the use of a thing, or the services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a certain price or reward
Hirenoun
to procure (any chattel or estate) from another person, for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as, to hire a farm for a year; to hire money
Hirenoun
to engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as, to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate
Hirenoun
to grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; -- now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has hired out his horse, or his time
Etymology: [OE. hiren, huren, AS. hrian; akin to D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra. See Hire, n.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hire
hīr, n. wages for service: the price paid for the use of anything.—v.t. to procure the use or service of, at a price: to engage for wages: to grant temporary use of for compensation: to bribe.—adj. Hire′able.—ns. Hire′ling, a hired servant: a mercenary: a prostitute (also adj.); Hir′er; Hire′-sys′tem, a system by which a hired article becomes the property of the hirer after a stipulated number of payments; Hir′ing, the contract of hiring—bailment for hire (in Scotland, location): a fair or market where servants are engaged.—On hire, for hiring. [A.S. hýr, wages, hýrian, to hire; Ger. heuer, Dut. huur.]
Editors Contribution
hire
To have the use of a piece of equipment, tool, device or item for a specific period of time and to pay a cost for this service.
They did hire a car and were delighted with the one they received.
Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HIRE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hire is ranked #29528 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Hire surname appeared 799 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hire.
94.8% or 758 total occurrences were White.
2.2% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.5% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1% or 8 total occurrences were Black.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Hire' in Nouns Frequency: #2981
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Hire' in Verbs Frequency: #730
Anagrams for Hire »
heir
rehi
ReHi
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Hire in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Hire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Hire in a Sentence
Our customers have been very understanding that it's necessary to raise rates, i could literally hire 500 to 1,000 more drivers -- we have the business offerings from customers to keep them busy.
Rosemont has never made an apology for the people they hire, the mayor holds any employees who happen to be related to him to a much higher standard than others.
If a teenager came in and said' I can work for three months,' I would hire them. It would be' Yes, when can you start ?'.
Diversity is a current challenge in the Hire Santa industry, less than 5 % of all professional Santas in the US identify as people of color, while almost half of children under the age of 15 in the US identify as nonwhite.
We've been seeing more and more Chicago police officers when we do an emergency hire, which is basically a lateral transfer. They already have the academy.
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- أجر, تأجير, استخدم, شغل, استعملArabic
- наемамBulgarian
- llogar, contractarCatalan, Valencian
- najmout, zaměstnatCzech
- ansætteDanish
- einstellen, heuern, Verleih, anstellen, mieten, anwerbenGerman
- contratarSpanish
- työntekijä, palvelus, mennä töihin, palkata, ottaa työhön, teettää, vuokrata, työsuhde, työllistää, palkkautuaFinnish
- employer, engager, louer, recruter, embaucherFrench
- fostaighIrish
- fastachadh, fastaidhScottish Gaelic
- alugarGalician
- किरायाHindi
- mempekerjakanIndonesian
- engajarIdo
- ingaggiare, assumere, assoldare, impiegareItalian
- 雇う, 雇います, 借りる, 雇用Japanese
- conducoLatin
- изнајмува, најмуваMacedonian
- verhuren, huren, werknemer, aanwerven, aanstellen, werk aannemenDutch
- ansetteNorwegian
- zatrudniaćPolish
- contratado, contratar, empregar, empregoPortuguese
- angajaRomanian
- трудоустраивать, брать напрокат, нанимать, взять напрокат, нанять, трудоустроить, НаемRussian
- anställa, hyra, anställdSwedish
- 聘请Chinese
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