Meaning of hire | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
   countable
3. To obtain work: She hired on as a deck hand. He hired out as a photographer.
4. The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
   uncountable
5. for hire, available for use or service in exchange for payment. Also, on hire.
6. Payment for the temporary use of something.
   uncountable
7. (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...
8. Reward.
   obsolete, uncountable
9. 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...
10. (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...
    also abbreviated to
11. To engage the services of (a person) for a fee; employ: hired a new clerk.
12. 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.
13. The act of hiring.
14. Payment for services; wages.
15. Informal One who is hired: two new hires in the sales department.
    Informal

Equivalents

Examples

“We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.”

“Employment statistics, the other key indicator of Diversity & Inclusion performance, shows that almost 30% of new Southeastern hires are women.”

“When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire.”

“The sign offered pedalos on hire.”

“I vvill him reaue of armes, the victors hire, / And of that ſhield, more vvorthy of good knight; / For vvhy ſhould a dead dog be deckt in armour bright?”

“I have five hundred crovvns, / The thrifty hire I ſav'd under your father […]”

“The labourer is worthy of his hire.”

“I haue ſeene a pardon giuen to a man vpon the gallovves, but vvho ſo emboldeneth himſelfe thereuypon, perhaps the rope may be his hire: it is not good to put it vpon the Pſalme of Miſerere, and the neck-verſe, for ſometime he prooues no clarke.”

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