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   hire

   /ˈhʌɪə/

   verb

   • 1. obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment: British "we flew to San Diego, hired a car, and headed for Las Vegas" Similar rentleasecharterpay for the use ofdated:engageOpposite buy
   • 2. employ (someone) for wages: "management hired and fired labour in line with demand" Similar employengagerecruitappointtake onsign onsign upenrolcommissionenlisttake into employmentsecure the services ofput on the payrollOpposite dismiss
   • ▪ employ for a short time to do a particular job: "Wilmot hired a private detective to follow him"

   noun

   • 1. the action of hiring someone or something: "car hire is recommended"
   • 2. a person who is hired; an employee: North American "new hires go through six months of training"

   Word Origin Old Englishhȳrian ‘employ someone for wages’, hȳr ‘payment under contract for the use of something’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch huren (verb), huur (noun).

   Derivatives

   • 1. hirer noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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