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

Brissett was rehired and Maye was drafted, as was oversized, hard-throwing Joe Milton III. —Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024

He was later rehired in 2020 and worked as the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office. —Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024

Noun

What makes boomerang employees great rehires and even better leaders? —Emily Venizelos, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

This information includes keeping dates of new hires, raises, rehires, review/feedback notes and a host of other employee-centric items. —Sean Manning, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1766, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1