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        hire

         
         
        pronunciation:
        haIr
        parts of speech:
        verb, noun
        phrases:
        for hire
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        part of speech: verb
        inflections: hires, hiring, hired
        definition 1: to take on as a worker for money or other reward.
        We hired a crew to paint the house.
        synonyms:
        employ, engage
        antonyms:
        discharge, dismiss, fire
        similar words:
        apprentice, enlist, retain
        definition 2: to have the use of in return for a payment of money; rent.
        We hired the concert hall for the evening.
        synonyms:
        charter, lease, retain
        similar words:
        rent, reserve, secure
         
        part of speech: noun
        definition: the fact or condition of being hired.
        We paid for the hire of a car for the weekend.
        synonyms:
        employment
        phrase: for hire
        derivations: hirable (hireable) (adj.), hirer (n.)
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