hire /hīr/ noun- Wages for service
- The price paid for the use of anything
- An arrangement by which use or service is granted for payment
transitive verb- To procure the use or service of, at a price
- To engage for wages
- To grant temporary use of for payment (often with out)
ORIGIN: OE hȳr wages, hȳrian to hire hirˈable or hireˈable adjective hirˈage or hireˈage noun (NZ) The fee for hiring something hired adjective hireˈling noun (derogatory) - A hired servant
- A mercenary
- A person activated solely by material considerations
hirˈer noun - A person who obtains use or service for payment
- (now Scot or obsolete) a person who lets out something on hire
hirˈing noun - The act or contract by which an article or service is hired
- (also hiring fair) a fair or market where servants are engaged (archaic)
hire car noun A rented car, usu one rented for a short period hire-purˈchase noun A system by which a hired article becomes the hirer's property after a stipulated number of payments (also adjective) on hire - For hiring
- For hire
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