'Hire' definitions:

Definition of 'hire'

From: WordNet
noun
A newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"
noun
The act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"
verb
Engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" [syn: hire, engage, employ] [ant: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate]
verb
Hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease]
verb
Engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take]

Definition of 'Hire'

From: GCIDE
  • Hire \Hire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hired (h[imac]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hiring.] [OE. hiren, huren, AS. h[=y]rian; akin to D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra. See Hire, n.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person, for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as, to hire a farm for a year; to hire money. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as, to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; -- now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has hired out his horse, or his time. [1913 Webster]
  • They . . . have hired out themselves for bread. --1 Sam. ii. 5. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hire'

From: GCIDE
  • Hire \Hire\ (h[~e]r), pron. [Obs.] See Here, pron. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hire'

From: GCIDE
  • Hire \Hire\ (h[imac]r), n. [OE. hire, hure, AS. h[=y]r; akin to D. huur, G. heuer, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra.]
  • 1. The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay. [1913 Webster]
  • The laborer is worthy of his hire. --Luke x. 7. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Law.) A bailment by which the use of a thing, or the services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a certain price or reward. --Story.
  • Syn: Wages; salary; stipend; allowance; pay. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'hire'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Hire'