transitive. To engage the service of (a person) for a stipulated reward; to employ for wages. Phrase hire and fire; also as n. attributive.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [verb (transitive)] > hire or employ (36) hirec1000 transitive. To engage the service of (a person) for a stipulated reward; to employ for wages. Phrase hire and fire; also as n. attributive. i-bye10.. transitive. To purchase; to pay for, atone for. i-hirec1000 transitive. To hire. soldc1386 transitive. To pay; to enlist or retain for service by payment. Also figurative. takea1400 transitive. Chiefly with †in, †to, into. To bring into one's service or employment. retain1437 transitive. To engage, hire, esp. on a temporary basis; to secure the services of (a person). wage1465 To engage or employ for wages; to hire. gen. Obsolete. conduct1476 To hire, engage for reward; = conduce, v. 2. Obsolete. fee1488 To engage for a fee; Scottish to hire, employ (servants, etc.); †transferred to make use of (an occasion). conduce1502 (Scottish) To engage for money or other consideration; to hire. Const. infinitive with to, or simply. implya1533 = employ, v. Obsolete. entertain1572 transitive. To take (a person) into one's service or employment; to hire, recruit, appoint. Also with into. Cf. sense 3. Obsolete (archaic in later… enter1585 To admit, enrol, or employ. transitive. To admit, take on, or enrol (a person) as a student, member, etc.; (also) to engage, recruit, employ. Now rare… wager1592 Misused for wage, v. 7. Obsolete. rare. to fill up1598 To supply (a deficiency, a vacancy); to provide an occupant for (a vacant post). to take on1611 transitive. To take into one's employment; to engage, employ. Also: to enter into marriage with; to receive into fellowship. improve1640 transitive. U.S. regional (New England). To use the services of (a person) (as or to do something); to employ. Now only in legal contexts: to use (a… to speak for ——a1688 To order; to bespeak; to engage. employa1727 transitive. To use the services of (a person) to undertake a task, carry out work, etc. In later use chiefly: to hire or retain (a person) to do… engage1753 To hire, secure the services of (a servant, workman, agent, etc.). Also reflexive of a servant, etc.: To enter into an agreement for service. ploy1871 transitive. To employ. to turn on1893 transitive. British colloquial. To set (a person) to do something, or to an activity; to employ (a person). Cf. sense 22b. Obsolete. to book up1915 transitive. To engage (a person) for a job, performance, etc. Frequently with infinitive or for. Cf. sense 3d. Subcategories:— summon for hiring (1) — employ by part payment in advance (2) — employ by signing of agreement or contract (3) — admit to trade on payment of fee (1) — retain in one's service (3) — employ or dismiss to fit work available (1) — let labour for hire (1) — choose not to hire (1) |
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