rehire
1 of 2verb
re·hire (ˌ)rē-ˈhī(-ə)r 
rehired; rehiring
transitive verb
: to hire (someone) back into the same company or job
Her MO: She would simply quit, only to be rehired with her demands met.
Lorraine Ali
Lorraine AliNineteen employees in the front office were let go; some of those people have been rehired on a contract basis to do the same jobs. Tim Kurkjian
Tim Kurkjianrehire
2 of 2noun
re·hire ˈrē-ˌhī(-ə)r
plural rehires
1
: a person who has been rehired
Whether the employee is a new hire or a rehire is not relevant for processing the payroll. Vicki M. Lambert
Vicki M. Lambert2
: the act of rehiring a former employee or group of employees
The company has no plans for a rehire.
Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1766, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1
rehiring 1 of 2
noun
as in reemployment
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- reemployment
- rehire
- callback
- recall
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dismissal
- layoff
- discharge
- furlough
- axe
- ax
- firing
- redundancy
- downsizing
- boot
- sack
- pink slip
- bird
- heave-ho
- bum's rush
rehiring
2 of 2verb
as in hiring
Synonyms & Similar Words
- hiring
- recruiting
- re-employing
- employing
- retaining
- reengaging
- reemploying
- subcontracting
- re-engaging
- paying
- jobbing
- contracting
- partnering
- apprenticing
- assuming
- engaging
- enlisting
- taking on
- feeing
- upgrading
- laying on
- placing
- promoting
- signing (up or on)
- headhunting
- scouting
- advancing
- keeping (on)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- firing
- dismissing
- sacking
- discharging
- canning
- axing
- laying off
- furloughing
- locking out
- standing up for
- standing up to
- standing valve
- standing vise
- standing vote
- standing wave
- standing wave ratio
- standing ways
- standing/open invitation
- standings
- standish
- standishes
- standoff
- standoff coat
- standoff half
- standoffish
- standoffishly
- standoffishness
- standoffishnesses
- standoffs
- standout
- standouter
- standoutest
- standouts
- standoutter