Hire
/ˈhaɪər/
Definitions
3 meaningsTo employ someone for wages; to contract for services.
/ˈhaɪər/
To engage or employ someone for wages or a salary.
The restaurant is looking to hire experienced chefs.
💡 Simply: Imagine you need someone to help you with a project or job. Hiring is like saying, "I'll pay you to work for me." Like when your parents hire a babysitter!
👶 For kids: To pay someone to do a job for you.
More Examples
We're going to hire a contractor to renovate our kitchen.
They decided to hire a consultant to improve their marketing strategy.
I need to hire a dog walker while I'm on vacation.
How It's Used
"The company plans to hire more employees next quarter."
"She hired a cleaning service to help with her house."
To obtain the temporary use of something for payment.
/ˈhaɪər/
We'll hire a bus to transport the guests to the venue.
💡 Simply: Sometimes you want to use something without owning it. Hiring is when you pay to use a car, a bike, or a room for a short time, like renting!
👶 For kids: To pay to use something for a little while, like a toy or a car.
More Examples
They hired a limousine for their anniversary celebration.
You can hire a bike to explore the city.
The couple decided to hire a photographer for their wedding day.
How It's Used
"I need to hire a car for my trip."
"They hired a hall for the wedding reception."
The act of employing or the fee paid for the use of something.
/ˈhaɪər/
The act of hiring or the fee paid for hiring something.
The hire of the venue included catering and decorations.
💡 Simply: When you hire a car, the 'hire' is what you pay to use it for a short period or the act of hiring someone. Think of it as 'the price of borrowing'.
👶 For kids: When you pay to use something for a little while, it's called a hire.
More Examples
The hiring process took several months.
The agency specializes in both the sale and the hire of construction equipment.
The budget for the hire of temporary staff had to be increased.
How It's Used
"The hire of the equipment was expensive."
"The company is going on a hiring freeze."
Synonyms
Idioms & expressions
hire someone's services
To employ someone to perform a specific task.
"We hired her services to design our website."
on hire
Available for rental.
"The equipment is available on hire."
From Middle English *hīren*, from Old English *hȳran* ('to hire, engage, receive, obey'), from Proto-Germanic *hūzijaną* ('to hire'), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewH- ('to bend, to be bent').
The word 'hire' has been used since Old English times to describe the act of employing or renting.