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How to pronounce hire in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms employ, engage
Has types sign on, subcontract, contract, engage, farm out, featherbed, fill, job, ship, rat, sign, sign up
Derivation hirer


They hired two new secretaries in the department.
Type Words
Synonyms charter, lease, rent
Type of undertake, contract
Type Words
Synonyms charter, engage, lease, rent, take
Type of get, acquire
Type Words
Type of employee


the new hires need special training.
Type Words
Type of human activity, human action, deed, act


he signed up for a week's car hire.

Examples of hire

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His own preference is to hire younger officers trained up from a lower pay rate.
From the dailyherald.com
Instead of settling for a field goal with this hire, Spags went for a touchdown.
From the stltoday.com
What are your thoughts on this important coaching hire as NU enters the Big Ten?
From the omaha.com
Renee Calabro, a spokeswoman for the Frankfurt-based lender, confirmed the hire.
From the bloomberg.com
Rehabilitate the line, hire a freight rail operator, and ban big trucks on I-70.
From the denverpost.com
If Pelini wanted Raymond, why didn't he hire him before Raymond went to Indiana?
From the omaha.com
Before handing it over to a new hire, this information must be carefully erased.
From the businessweek.com
No one knows for sure why those who hire teachers routinely overlook top talent.
From the businessweek.com
You can hire one of a half-dozen or so luggage forwarders, such as Luggage Free.
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More examples
  • A newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"
  • Engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
  • Rent: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
  • The act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"
  • Lease: 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?"
  • (hired) having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired gun"
  • Chartered: hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time"
  • Hiru00E9 is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Divo Department in Lu00F4h-Djiboua Region, Gu00F4h-Djiboua District.
  • The BMW film series, The Hire was a series of eight short films (averaging about ten minutes each) produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002. ...