hire has definitions from the field of work
1
[ verb ] (work) engage or hire for work

Synonyms

employ engage

Examples

"They hired two new secretaries in the department" "How many people has she employed?"

Used in print

(Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)

If you have a year-round , full-time job you can n't expect to grow much more than your family uses - unless other members of the family do a good_deal of the work or you hire help .

As a rule , part-time farmers hire little help .

You will probably want to hire someone to do the plowing , however .

These tractors are not entirely satisfactory for plowing , particularly on heavier soils , so you may still want to hire someone to do the plowing .

You can keep your machinery investment down by buying good secondhand machinery , by sharing the cost and upkeep of machinery with a neighbor , and by hiring someone with machinery to do certain jobs .

2
[ verb ] hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

Synonyms

charter lease rent

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

Berlin 's resilience is amazing , but if it has to hire its labor in the West the struggle will be hard indeed '' .

Related terms

contract rent tenant lease charter

3
[ verb ] engage in a commercial transaction

Examples

"We took an apartment on a quiet street" "Let's rent a car" "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

Related terms

get lease rental charter lease

4
[ noun ] (work) the act of giving someone a job
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