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

Gallant was fired at the time and rehired two weeks later. —Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024

Notorious for his fiery personality and erratic behavior, Steinbrenner replaced his managers 20 times in his first 23 seasons—firing and then rehiring Billy Martin five times—and changed publicity directors 13 times in 26 years, according to Sports Illustrated. —Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

Noun

With many of Triple H’s recent rehires in the women’s division proving to be incredibly successful and the division as a whole carrying top storylines on Raw and SmackDown respectfully, there are reasons to be optimistic that WWE’s gender pay gap could eventually cease to exist. —Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024

Remember, the top is always narrow, so keep your great talent in good books and even look for rehire opportunities (boomerang employees). —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1766, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1