Meaning of hire | Babel Free

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1. To obtain work: She hired on as a deck hand. He hired out as a photographer.
2. for hire, available for use or service in exchange for payment. Also, on hire.
3. (money paid for) hiring. Is this hall for hire?; How much is the hire of the hall?; We don't own this crane – it's on hire. huur, huurgeld أجْر، اُجْرَه наем aluguel (pro)nájem, pronajmutí die Miete leje ενοικίασηalquiler üür, tasu كرايه vuokra locationהשכרה किराया, भाड़ा najamnina, naplata za upotrebu (ki)bérlés; bér(leti díj) sewa leiga affitto 賃借り (料) 고용 išnuomavimas, nuoma īres/nomas maksa sewa huurleiewynajęcie, dzierżawa کرایه aluguel închi­riere наём prenájom, prenajatie; nájomné najem...
4. huurder مُسْتأجِر наемател locatário nájemce der/die Vermieter(in) lejer μισθωτής arrendador üürija كارفرما vuokraaja personne qui loue שוכר सेवा लेने वाला iznajmljivac bérlő penyewa leigutaki, leigjandi; vinnuveitandi noleggiatore, noleggiatrice 賃借り人 고용주 nuomotojas izīrētājs; īrētājs penyewa verhuurderleietakerdzierżawca کار ورکونکی، کارفرما ، مقرر کوونکی alugador persoană care închiriază cuiva наниматель prenajímateľ najemnik unajmljivač hyrestagare ผู้เช่า kiracı, kiralayan, kira ile tutan...
5. (also abbreviated to HP (eitʃˈpiː) ) a way of buying an article by paying the price in several weekly or monthly parts. I got this television on hire-purchase; (also adjective) a hire-purchase agreement. huurkoop شِراء البضائِع بالتَّقْسيط разсрочено плащане em prestações (koupě) na splátky; splátkový der Ratenkauf, Ratenkauf-... afbetalingskøb; køb på afbetaling; afbetalings- αγορά με δόσεις compra a plazos järelmaksuga ost اجاره به شرط تملك osamaksu achat à tempérament קְנִיָה בְּתַשלוּמִים...
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6. To engage the services of (a person) for a fee; employ: hired a new clerk.
7. To grant the services of or the temporary use of for a fee: hired himself out as a cook; hired out the cottage for the summer.
8. The act of hiring.
9. Payment for services; wages.
10. Informal One who is hired: two new hires in the sales department.
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