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| charter |
a contract to hire a bus, airplane, or ship for the use of a group or a person. [2/4 definitions] |
| employ |
to provide work for or get services from in exchange for payment; hire. [1/2 definitions] |
| engage |
to get or use the service of; hire. [1/6 definitions] |
| experienced |
If someone is experienced as an actor, they have done quite a lot of work as an actor. Because this person has done this amount of work, they know more about the job than people who are new to acting. They can often avoid mistakes and do their job better. If someone is experienced in anything, it means they have done it before and they know it pretty well. Bosses usually like to hire experienced workers. |
| interview |
When someone wants to hire a person for a job, they often do interviews with people who are hoping to get the job. The person who wants to hire someone asks each person a lot of questions to try to find out if they would be good at the job. [1/3 definitions] |
| manage |
When you manage something, you do things to control it and make it do what you want. If you manage your dog well, it does what you want it to do and goes where you want it to go. If someone manages a store, they hire people, train people, and make decisions to try to make the store a success. [1/3 definitions] |
| retain |
to have the services of; hire. [1/3 definitions] |
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