unhired
- adjective
- /ʌnˈhaɪərd/
- UK
- He waited by the curb until an unhired taxi pulled up to offer a ride.
Examples
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The hotel had several unhired rooms available for last-minute guests.
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Many pieces of unhired equipment were stored in the back room, ready for customers.
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The unhired car sat in the lot waiting for a customer.
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We found an unhired room in the hotel for the night.
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The hotel had several unhired rooms available for last-minute guests.
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We found an unhired room in the hotel for the night.
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Many pieces of unhired equipment were stored in the back room, ready for customers.
Synonyms
A seat or room not reserved in advance
Not rented or lived in and empty
Available to rent for use, often for a short time
A space that has no paying tenant
Antonyms
How Available
Surface Forms
Morphology
unhired = hired (transparent) = un + hire + ed
Simple negation of 'hired' (hire + -ed); the meaning is directly 'not hired/rented'.
Etymology
Unhired is made of un- 'not' and hire 'to rent', as in when you 'hire a taxi', so it means 'not rented' or 'available for use'.