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to hire

to hire

353 1.2
To pay to use something for a short time, for example a car
  • verb
  • /haɪər/
  • UK
translation icon : alquilar (objetos)
  • If you need help with your garden, you can hire a landscaper for the weekend.
  • hire an interpreter
  • hire a band
  • hire outside vendors

Or you can take online courses, hire a mentor, or buy books.

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Examples

  • Or up work where you can hire freelancers to do these little jobs for you.

  • For instance, several neighboring districts could combine resources and hire a reliable non-Amish person to deliver ice.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Third of all, just either hire somebody to do the job or rent one yourself.

  • And so then I asked myself, gosh, what can I hire to get this job done?

  • If not, he is free to hire another attorney and seek an individual action.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Or you can take online courses, hire a mentor, or buy books.

  • It helps, you know, you can hire a lawyer and get out of trouble.

  • We'd like to hire your services.

  • And some smaller museums still hire outside companies to make the mounts.

  • Indeed, the stated purpose of the association was to hire a biologist to determine harvesting guidelines.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

to rent
vsto hire
463 1.8

To pay money to use a house or car for a short time

is used for short payments for use and also covers brief services
to lease
vsto hire
33 3.3

Pay money to use property for a set time

focuses on shorter-term payment for use rather than extended contracts
to charter
vsto hire
32 5.9

To hire a bus, boat, or plane for private use for a set time

applies more widely to short payments for services or items beyond whole vehicles

Phrasal Verbs

5 3.9

Rent something you own or your services to someone for a short time

to hire a shill
  • Offensive
9.8

Pay someone to post fake positive reviews about something

Compounds

2 9.1

A person who is paid to kill someone with a gun

1 2.7

A car you rent to use for a short time

5.9

To pay for something by small regular payments while you use it until you own it

How Long

to buy
1.0
to lease
61 3.5
to rent
463 1.8
to hire
  • UK
353 1.2
to borrow
1.0

Surface Forms

hire infinitive
hired past
hired past participle
hiring present participle
hires third person singular

Etymology

To hire an object is to pay to use it for a short time; the word comes from an old word for 'payment', so the modern meaning is 'pay to use'.