rehire

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verb

re·​hire (ˌ)rē-ˈhī(-ə)r 

rehired; rehiring

transitive verb

: 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

Nineteen 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

rehire

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noun

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

2

: the act of rehiring a former employee or group of employees

The company has no plans for a rehire.

Examples of rehire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

In addition, at least 550 public health workers have already been laid off by the CDC, which includes the 180 who were rehired after being let go last month by the Trump administration. —Omer Awan, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

After the Trump administration fired a Department of Government Efficiency employee for racist online posts, Vance pushed for him to be rehired on social media. —Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025

Noun

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

However, challenges may emerge in areas already impacted, such as transportation, food services and special education, which may not see as many rehires. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1766, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rehire

• admire
• afire
• aspire
• backfire
• esquire
• expire
• haywire
• hellfire
• inquire
• inspire
• newswire
• perspire