hire (h r)v. hired, hir·ing, hires v.tr. 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. v.intr. To obtain work: She hired on as a deck hand. He hired out as a photographer. n. 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. [Middle English hiren, from Old English h  rian.]hir  a·ble, hirea·ble adj.hir er n. |
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