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hire

/haɪə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Payment for the temporary use of something.
  2. Reward, payment.
  3. The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
  4. A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
  5. To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
  6. To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
  7. To exchange the services of for remuneration.
  8. To accomplish by paying for services.
  9. To accept employment.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data