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unhired

unhired

4.0
A room, vehicle, or piece of equipment that is not rented and is available for use
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈhaɪərd/
  • UK
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  • He waited by the curb until an unhired taxi pulled up to offer a ride.

Examples

  • The hotel had several unhired rooms available for last-minute guests.

  • Many pieces of unhired equipment were stored in the back room, ready for customers.

  • The unhired car sat in the lot waiting for a customer.

  • We found an unhired room in the hotel for the night.

  • The hotel had several unhired rooms available for last-minute guests.

  • We found an unhired room in the hotel for the night.

  • Many pieces of unhired equipment were stored in the back room, ready for customers.

Synonyms

unbooked
vsunhired
1 3.5

A seat or room not reserved in advance

is available for short-term use now, not only lacking a prior reservation
untenanted
vsunhired
1 8.1

Not rented or lived in and empty

is intended for temporary use now rather than being vacant for long periods
hireable
vsunhired
  • UK
3.4

Available to rent for use, often for a short time

is actually free and ready for immediate use rather than only possible to take
unrented
vsunhired
3.7

A space that has no paying tenant

is aimed at short-term use and ready now rather than empty long-term

Antonyms

2.8

A place like a house or flat where people live

How Available

available
2.3
vacant
104 2.6
unhired
  • UK
4.0
reserved
2.6
occupied
2.8

Surface Forms

unhired positive

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'.