re·hire
(ˌ)rē-ˈhī(-ə)r 
rehired; rehiring
: to hire (someone) back into the same company or job
Her MO: She would simply quit, only to be rehired with her demands met.—
Lorraine Ali
Lorraine AliNineteen employees in the front office were let go; some of those people have been rehired on a contract basis to do the same jobs.—Tim Kurkjian
Tim Kurkjian
re·hire
ˈrē-ˌhī(-ə)r
plural rehires
1
: a person who has been rehired
Whether the employee is a new hire or a rehire is not relevant for processing the payroll.—Vicki M. Lambert
Vicki M. Lambert2
: the act of rehiring a former employee or group of employees
The company has no plans for a rehire.
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Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
Judges have ruled that the U.S. government must rehire aid workers and make overdue payments for aid already delivered by nongovernmental organizations, international agencies and private contractors.
—Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The provisional three-year pact, announced on Friday, offers union members advance notice of layoffs and preferential treatment for rehire and a minimum of eight weeks of severance if they are cut from the job.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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Verb
On the federal workforce front, the White House is appealing orders from two federal judges forcing agencies to rehire thousands of probationary workers the Trump administration fired in its plan to reduce spending.
—Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
Judges have ruled that the U.S. government must rehire aid workers and make overdue payments for aid already delivered by nongovernmental organizations, international agencies and private contractors.
—Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
Trump rehires thousands of probationary workers You’re fired.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
The provisional three-year pact, announced on Friday, offers union members advance notice of layoffs and preferential treatment for rehire and a minimum of eight weeks of severance if they are cut from the job.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Rehire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehire. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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