hire

hire  (hr)

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.

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[Middle English hiren, from Old English hrian.]

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hira·ble, hirea·ble adj.

hirer n.

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hire [ˈhaɪə]

vb (tr)

1. (Business / Commerce) to acquire the temporary use of (a thing) or the services of (a person) in exchange for payment

2. (Business / Commerce) to employ (a person) for wages

3. (Business / Commerce) (often foll by out) to provide (something) or the services of (oneself or others) for an agreed payment, usually for an agreed period

4. (Business / Commerce) (tr; foll by out) Chiefly Brit to pay independent contractors for (work to be done)

n

1. (Business / Commerce)

a.  the act of hiring or the state of being hired

b.  (as modifier) a hire car

2. (Business / Commerce)

a.  the price paid or payable for a person's services or the temporary use of something

b.  (as modifier) the hire charge

(Business / Commerce)

for or on hire available for service or temporary use in exchange for payment

[Old English hȳrian; related to Old Frisian hēra to lease, Middle Dutch hūren]

hirable , hireable adj

hirer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hire - a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training" employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job
	2.	hire - the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire" human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
Verb	1.	hire - engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" employ, engage featherbed - hire more workers than are necessary fill - appoint someone to (a position or a job) engage - ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer" ship - hire for work on a ship sign on, sign up, contract, sign - engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" rat - employ scabs or strike breakers in farm out, subcontract, job - arranged for contracted work to be done by others give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
	2.	hire - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services charter, lease, rent contract, undertake - enter into a contractual arrangement
	3.	hire - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" charter, rent, lease, engage, take acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

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hire

verb

1. employ, commission, take on, engage, appoint, sign up, enlist hired on short-term contracts

2. rent, charter, lease, let, engage To hire a car you must produce a current driving licence.

noun

1. rental, hiring, rent, lease Fishing tackle is available for hire.

2. charge, rental, price, cost, fee Surf board hire is $12 per day.

hire something or someone out rent out, lease, let out We will be able to hire out the area for various functions.

Translations

hire [ˈhaɪəʳ]

A. VT [+ car, house] → alquilar, arrendar(LAm); [+ employee] → contratar
they hired a lawyer → contrataron a un abogado
hired hand → jornalero/a m/f, enganchado/a m/f
hired assassin or killer → asesino/a m/f a sueldo
hired car → coche m de alquiler

B. VI she's in charge of hiring and firing at the company → es la encargada de contratar y despedir al personal en la empresa

C. N [of car] → alquiler m, arriendo m (LAm); [of person] → salario m, jornal m
for hire → se alquila or (LAm) arrienda; (on taxi) → libre
to be on hire → estar de alquiler
we've got it on hire for a week → lo tenemos alquilado para una semana

D. CPD hire car N (Brit) → coche m de alquiler
hire charges NPL → tarifa fsing de alquiler
hire purchase N (Brit) → compra f a plazos
to buy sth on hire purchase → comprar algo a plazos
hire purchase agreement N → acuerdo m de compra a plazos
hire purchase finance company N → compañía f de crédito comercial

hire out VT + ADV → alquilar, arrendar(LAm)

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hire [ˈhaɪə^r]

vt

(British) (= rent) [+ car, equipment] → louer; [+ venue, hall, holiday cottage] → louer
to hire a car → louer une voiture

(= employ) [company] → embaucher; [individual] → engager

(= pay to do a job) [+ detective, lawyer] → engager; [+ hitman] → engager
Skilled men were hired and construction got under way → De la main-d'œuvre qualifiée fut embauchée et les travaux commençèrent.
They hired a cleaner → Ils ont engagé une femme de ménage.

n → location f
car hire (= business) → location de voitures; [of one car] → location de voiture
cycle hire (= business) → location de vélos; [of one bike] → location de vélo
equipment hire → location de matériel
for hire [car, equipment] → à louer; [taxi] → libre
available for hire → disponible à la location
Mountain bikes are available for hire → Des VTT sont disponibles à la location.
on hire → de location
The car is on hire
BUT C'est une voiture de location.

modif [company, business] → de location
hire charges → le coût de la location
car hire company → compagnie de location de voitures

hire out

vt sep [+ equipment, machines, cycles] → louer; [+ staff] → louer aux compagnies les services de
His agency hires out security guards → Son agence loue aux compagnies les services d'agents de sécurité.
hire car n (British) → voiture f de location
hire purchase (British) n → achat m à crédit
to buy sth on hire purchase → acheter qch à crédit hire purchase agreement
hire purchase agreement n → contrat m d'achat à crédit

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hire (esp Brit)

n

(= rental) → Mieten nt; (of car also, of suit) → Leihen nt; (= employment: of servant) → Einstellen nt; to have something for hire → etw vermieten/verleihen; the hall is available for hire → man kann den Saal mieten; for hire (taxi) → frei; it’s on hire (= is a hired item) → es ist gemietet/geliehen; to be (out) on hire → vermietet sein

(= wages) → Lohn m; (of sailor) → Heuer f

vt

(= rent) → mieten; car → mieten, leihen; suit → leihen; hired car → Mietwagen m, → Leihwagen m

(= employ) staff, person → einstellen; hired assassin → gedungener Mörder

= hire out VT

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hire [ˈhaɪəʳ]

1. n → noleggio; (cost) → nolo
"for hire" → "a nolo", "noleggiasi" (taxi) → "libero"
on hire → a nolo

2. vt (Brit) (car, equipment) → noleggiare; (employee) → ingaggiare
hired hand → bracciante m/f
hired assassin → sicario prezzolato

hire out vt + adv → noleggiare, dare a nolo or noleggio, affittare

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hire [ˈhaɪəʳ]

1. n → noleggio; (cost) → nolo
"for hire" → "a nolo", "noleggiasi" (taxi) → "libero"
on hire → a nolo

2. vt (Brit) (car, equipment) → noleggiare; (employee) → ingaggiare
hired hand → bracciante m/f
hired assassin → sicario prezzolato

hire out vt + adv → noleggiare, dare a nolo or noleggio, affittare

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hire

v hire [ˈhaiə]

1 (often withfrom) to get the use of by paying money He's hiring a car (from us) for the week. huur يَسْتأجِر наемам najmout si leje mieten νοικιάζω από κπ. alquilar üürima كرايه كردن vuokrata louer לִשׂכּוֹר मजदूरी पर रखना, किराये पर लेना iznajmiti, uzeti u najam (ki)bérel, kölcsönöz menyewa leigja affittare 賃借りする 세내다, 임차하다 išsinuomoti īrēt; nomāt menyewa huren leie wynajmować (od) alugar a angaja нанимать (pre)najať si najeti iznajmiti hyra จ้าง kiralamak 租借 орендувати پیسے دے کر استعمال کرنا thuê 租用

2 (often without) to give (someone) the use of in exchange for money Will you hire me your boat for the week-end?; Does this firm hire out cars? verhuur يُؤَجِّر давам под наем pronajmout udleje vermieten νοικιάζω σε κπ. alquilar üürima كرايه دادن vuokrata louer לְהַשׂכִּיר किराए पर देना iznajmiti bérbe ad menyewakan leigja (út) affittare 賃貸しする (돈을 지불하고) 사용하다 išnuomoti izīrēt; iznomāt menyewakan verhuren leie ut wypożyczać alugar a închiria давать напрокат prenajať dati v najem iznajmiti hyra ut จ้าง tutmak 出租 давати напрокат کراۓ پر لینا cho thuê 出租

3 (especially American) to employ (a workman etc) They have hired a team of labourers to dig the road. huur يَسْتأحِر شخصا للعَمل цаня zjednat si ansætte anstellen προσλαμβάνω contratar palkama اجير كردن palkata embaucher לְהַעֲסִיק मजदूरी पर रखना zaposliti alkalmaz mempekerjakan ráða assumere 雇う 고용하다 pasamdyti nolīgt (strādnieku) mengupah huren ansette, feste najmować contratar a angaja нанимать najať si (pracovné sily) zaposliti zaposliti anställa จ้าง işe almak, iş vermek (尤在美國)雇用 наймати اجرت پر کام پر لگانا thuê 雇用

n

(money paid for) hiring Is this hall for hire?; How much is the hire of the hall?; We don't own this crane – it's on hire. huur, huurgeld أجْر، اُجْرَه наем (pro)nájem, pronajmutí leje die Miete (ποσό για) ενοικίαση alquiler üür, tasu كرايه vuokra location הַשׂכָּרָה किराया, भाड़ा najamnina, naplata za upotrebu (ki)bérlés; bér(leti díj) sewa leiga affitto 賃借り (料) 고용 išnuomavimas, nuoma īres/nomas maksa sewa (te) huur (til) leie wynajęcie, dzierżawa aluguel închi­riere (плата за) наём prenájom, prenajatie; nájomné najem za iznajmljivanje uthyrning, hyra การจ้าง kira; kira bedeli/ücreti 租借 продаж, купівля в кредит کرایہ tiền thuê 租用

n hirer

huurder مُسْتأجِر наемател nájemce lejer der/die Vermieter(in) μισθωτής arrendador üürija كارفرما vuokraaja personne qui loue שׂוֹכֵר सेवा लेने वाला iznajmljivac bérlő penyewa leigutaki, leigjandi; vinnuveitandi noleggiatore, noleggiatrice 賃借り人 임차인, 고용주 nuomotojas izīrētājs; īrētājs penyewa verhuurder leietaker dzierżawca alugador persoană care închiriază cuiva наниматель prenajímateľ najemnik unajmljivač hyrestagare การจ้าง kiracı, kiralayan, kira ile tutan 僱主，租借者 наймач کرایہ دینے والا người thuê 雇主，租借者

n hire-ˈpurchase

(also abbreviated toHPeitʃˈpiː) a way of buying an article by paying the price in several weekly or monthly parts I got this television on hire-purchase; (also adjective ) a hire-purchase agreement. huurkoop شِراء البضائِع بالتَّقْسيط разсрочено плащане (koupě) na splátky; splátkový afbetalingskøb; køb på afbetaling; afbetalings- der Ratenkauf, Ratenkauf-... αγορά με δόσεις compra a plazos järelmaksuga ost اجاره به شرط تملك osamaksu achat à tempérament קְנִיָה בְּתַשלוּמִים किस्तों पर खरीदना kupnja na otplatu; obrocan (kupnja) részletfizetés membeli dengan cara mencicil kaup með afborgunarkjörum pagamento rateale 分割払い式購入 (の) 분할불 구입 제도 pirkimas išsimokėtinai pirkums uz nomaksu; nomaksas- sewa beli op afbetaling (inn)kjøp på avbetaling kupno na raty a prestaçOes (покупка) в рассрочку na splátky; splátkový nakup na obroke; obročen kupovina na otplatu hyrköp การเช่าซื้อ taksitle satın alma/ödeme usulü 分期付款購買 продаж, купівля на виплат خریدے ہوۓ زیر استعمال سامان کی قسطوں میں ادایگی sự mua trả góp 分期付款购买

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hire → أجَّرَ, يستأجر pronájem, pronajmout leje Mieten μισθώνω, μίσθωση alquilar, alquiler palkata, vuokraus location, louer najam, unajmiti noleggiare, noleggio 賃借り, 賃借りする 고용, 고용하다 huren, huur leie najem, wynająć alugar, aluguel, aluguer нанимать, прокат hyra เช่า, การให้เช่า kiralama, kiralamak thuê, việc thuê 租用