1. Start in a job or pay to do a particular piece of work
   "They hired two new secretaries in the department";
   - engage, employ, take on
    
2. Engage for service under a term of contract
   "Let's hire a car";
   - lease, rent, charter, engage, take
    
3. Hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
   "The company hired equipment for the construction project";
   - rent, charter, lease

1. The act of hiring something or someone
   "he signed up for a week's car hire"
    
2. A newly hired employee
   "the new hires need special training"

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Derived forms: hired, hires, hiring

Type of: acquire, act, contract, deed, employe [US], employee, get, human action, human activity, move, undertake

Encyclopedia: Hire, Nebraska