SkyfireDict

hire   (TTS Sound)

The noun hire has 2 senses

• hire -- (a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training")


• hire -- (the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire")

The verb hire has 3 senses

• hire, engage, employ -- (engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?")


• rent, hire, charter, lease -- (hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services)


• lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take -- (engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?")