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hire

hire [ hīr ]


verb  (past and past participle hired, present participle hir·ing, 3rd person present singular hires)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb give somebody work: to employ somebody to work for you, or pay somebody to do a job for you

2. transitive verb pay for use of something: to rent something from somebody for a period of time
hired the Women's Club for the wedding reception



noun  (plural hires)
Definition:
 
1. act of hiring something or somebody: the activity of renting something to somebody or of making the services of somebody available to another person for pay

2. employee: an employed person

[ Old English hȳr< Germanic]

hir·a·ble adjective
hir·er noun
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