hire

(hīr)

1. a. To engage the services of (a person) for a fee; employ: hired a new clerk.
   b. To engage the temporary use of for a fee; rent: hire a car for the day.
2. 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.

1. a. The act of hiring.
   b. The condition or fact of being hired.
2. a. Payment for services; wages.
   b. Payment for the use of something.
3. Informal One who is hired: two new hires in the sales department.

Related Forms:

• hirˈa·ble, hireˈa·ble adjective

• hirˈer noun