🧑‍💼 Suitable for work 🚗 Available to rent

hirable

4.2

Available to rent for short-term use, like a car or tool

adjective
/ˈhaɪərəbəl/

: alquilable

The agency has several hirable cars ready for customers at any time.

Examples

All the equipment listed as hirable must be returned in good condition.
She checked which tools were hirable before planning her home renovation project.
The new equipment is hirable for the event.
Is this vehicle hirable for the weekend?
The agency has several hirable cars ready for customers at any time.
All the equipment listed as hirable must be returned in good condition.
She checked which tools were hirable before planning her home renovation project.

Synonyms

rentable

vshirable

1 3.2

A thing that can be rented, like a room or car

is broader, also applying to vehicles and services beyond property

hireable

vshirable

3.4

Available to rent for use, often for a short time

is more specific to equipment and vehicles rather than wider services

Antonyms

unavailable

82 3.4

Not able to be used, reached, or bought

How Available

common

∞ 1.0

hirable

4.2

scarce

89 4.8

unavailable

82 3.4

Surface Forms

hirable positive

Morphology

hirable = hire (transparent) = hire + able

The adjective is formed by adding the standard adjectival suffix '-able' to 'hire', conveying 'available to be hired/rented'.

Etymology

Hirable comes from the same verb hire, which also means 'to rent', as in 'hire a car'. So something that is hirable is available to be rented or used for a short time.