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hiring

hiring

1 2.8
Renting something to use for a short time like a car or bike
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪərɪŋ/
  • UK
translation icon : alquiler
  • The report detailed the hiring fees associated with outdoor equipment, which varied by location.

And we were thinking about the best way to do it, which was hiring RV.

Examples

  • So here we are running car hiring kind of service.

  • Creative means, including the borrowing of lines and the hiring of instructors, were utilized to achieve policy goals.

    Academic text (2000)

  • If your suggestions need home furniture, landscaping, and hiring specialists, ensure that your budget can absorb all.

    Blog text (17)

  • The daily cost of hiring rowboats was $1.00, and for some piers it was $0.25, while most were free (Emmons, 1907).

    Academic text (1990)

  • The daily cost of hiring rowboats was $1.00, allowing everyone to enjoy a day on the lake.

  • She found the hiring process for the rental car to be straightforward and quick.

Synonyms

rental
vshiring
42 1.9

The act of paying to use something for a short time

is the British term for the same temporary paid use
hire
vshiring
33 3.0

Payment to use something for a short time, for example a car

is the British word for paying to use things temporarily
renting
vshiring
2 1.0

Paying money to use something for a time, like a house or car

is the British term for that temporary paid use

Antonyms

buying
89 1.0

Paying money to get something

Compounds

hiring process
6 2.5

A set of steps a company uses to choose new workers

hiring freeze
5 4.4

A rule that stops a company or government office from taking on new workers to save money

hiring hall
  • Jargon
1 5.5

An office run by a union that gives its members temporary work

How Long

lease
  • Specialized
203 3.0
hiring
  • UK
1 2.8
car rental
11 1.3
rent-a-car
  • US
29 2.0

Surface Forms

hiring singular
hirings plural

Morphology

hiring = hire (transparent) = hire + ing

Formed by adding '-ing' to the verb 'hire'; the sense 'act of renting' follows directly from the verb's rental sense (common in British English).

Etymology

Hiring also comes from the same old word hire, which meant 'payment' or 'pay to use'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of hiring a car as paying to use it for a short time, so hiring = renting.