Hire meaning in English
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Definition
to hire: to employ, to recruit, to commission
We need to hire more people, there are only two people working in this entire office at the moment and we need 10!
to hire a car (UK): to rent, to lease, to loan, to borrow
to hire a taxi to pay to travel in a taxi
a hire: a rental; a new employee, a recruit (person); an employment
Pronunciation examples
UK: We hired him last week.
US: The new guy in sales was an excellent hire.
Examples
- "You hired me, Philip."
- "Techie : Sir, if I might be so bold as to suggest you hire an IT consultant, Know-It-All Tech Solutions would be happy to send you one..."
- "However, I want the final say on this new hire in order to avoid any more "Jean Marron situations"."
- "Who to hire, who to fire, who to raise, who to date, what to wear, what to eat!"
- "With financial help from your company, I could hire more people, start marketing the product, and increase production."
- "Hire a sidekick."
- "Economist Adam F Smythe explains: "Private sector companies are less inclined to hire union labor because of the restrictions it imposes upon their business models"."
- "Anyway, despite your commendable efforts, I have decided it would be best to hire the janitor through a cleaning agency."
- "I've been hired by your company to make sure you people are having fun and working together."
- "Apparently we've just hired a new sales assistant, and I wonder if the drop in sales might have to do with him. His name's Spencer, and he has a confusing voice."
- "Miss Fiona Stake is an efficiency expert (a consultant to be precise), hired by Bruno at the request of several Delavigne Corp investors who are concerned about the efficiency of our staff."
- "Do you only hire women named Melanie?"
- "Edward : I mean - hire you?"
- "And this afternoon, the interviews to hire Horatio's replacement are starting."
- "After two intense months of interviews, innumerable resumés, and extensive background research, I'm confident that I've finally found the perfect hire for our new Customer Service department."
- "Once we have hired a subcontractor who is OILS certified, we can incorporate this detail into all subsequent ad campaigns."
- "However, I want the final say on this new hire."
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