hireverb [ T ]
uk/haɪər/us/haɪr/B1 UK US rent to pay to use something for a short period:
How much would it cost to hire a car for the weekend?
You could always hire a dress for the ball if you can't afford to buy one.
B2 to employ someone or pay someone to do a particular job:
I was hired by the first company I applied to.
[ + to infinitive ] We ought to hire a public relations consultant to help improve our image.
More examples
- Poor families don't have enough money to hire good lawyers.
- I thought we might hire a motorboat and take a trip round the bay.
- It costs £1000 a week to hire the yacht, plus a £120 refundable deposit.
- We hired a magician to entertain the children.
- Would it be very expensive to to hire bicycles for the week?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Renting & hiring
- account
- charge account
- charter
- chartered
- credit account
- deposit
- hire purchase
- hire sth/sb out
- hp
- installment plan
- layaway
- lease
- lessee
- lessor
- rent
- rental
- the never-never
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Applying for a job
Phrasal verb(s)
hire sth/sb out
hirenoun
uk/haɪər/us/haɪr/hire noun (THING)
[ U ] UK an arrangement to use something by paying for it:
The price includes flights and car hire.
a hire car
There's a camping shop in town that has tents for hire (= available to be hired) at £30 a week.
See also
rent
rental
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Renting & hiring
- account
- charge account
- charter
- chartered
- credit account
- deposit
- hire purchase
- hire sth/sb out
- hp
- installment plan
- layaway
- lease
- lessee
- lessor
- rent
- rental
- the never-never
hire noun (PERSON)
[ C ] mainly US a person to whom a company has recently given a job:
She's our latest hire.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Employees & colleagues
- acquihire
- appointee
- associate
- career woman
- co-worker
- colleague
- hireling
- homeworker
- incumbent
- mate
- new blood
- nominee
- operative
- payroll
- self-starter
- shadow
- staffer
- underling
- wage earner
- worker
See more results »