hire

hire1 [ `haır ] verb **

1. ) intransitive or transitive to pay someone to work for you: EMPLOY:

I hired someone to paint the house.

hire and fire: His main responsibility is hiring and firing.

hire on: She's hired on as a mail carrier for the summer.

2. ) transitive BRITISH to RENT something such as a car or room

,hire `on phrasal verb intransitive AMERICAN INFORMAL

to begin working at a particular job, especially a temporary one:

hire on as something: Justin hired on as a construction worker.

,hire `out phrasal verb transitive

1. ) to send someone to work for other people for short periods of time in return for payment:

hire yourself out: Sometimes he hires himself out on neighboring farms.

2. ) BRITISH to rent something out

hire

hire 2 [ `haır ] noun uncount

BRITISH the RENTAL of something

a. for hire MAINLY BRITISH available to be rented:

There were motorcycles for hire.

b. for hire available to be employed in a particular job:

The agency helps people find childcare, including putting families in touch with nannies for hire.

c. on hire BRITISH used for saying that something is being rented