v.
- chiefly Brit. obtain the temporary use of (something) in return for payment.
▸
(hire something out)
grant the temporary use of something in return for payment.
- employ for wages.
▸obtain the services of (someone) to do a particular job.
n.
- the action of hiring.
- N. Amer. a recently recruited employee.
Phrase
- for
(or on)
hire
available to be hired.
Derivative
Etymology
OE hȳrian ‘employ for wages’, hȳr ‘payment under contract for the use of something’, of W. Gmc origin.