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Word: hire (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
  • obsolete Reward, payment.
  • Payment for the temporary use of something.
  • The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To accept employment
  • transitive To accomplish by paying for services.
  • transitive To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
  • transitive To exchange the services of for remuneration.
  • transitive To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

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