1
as in to rent
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding
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2
as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer
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as in employ
the state of being provided with a paying job
he spent most of his career in the hire of high-paying defense contractors
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2
as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
used to mow lawns for hire
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Recent Examples of hire
Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Burke learned that during those eight months alone, the daughter hired someone to come in, leave food for Kurt and change his litter.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Ashley Capoot,annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Zuckerberg hopes the new hires can help improve Llama’s models and build better AI tools for voice and personalization features.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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Verb
At the onset of new technologies or the introduction of new products, hiring takes place with kid-in-a-candy-store concern for consequences.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Burke learned that during those eight months alone, the daughter hired someone to come in, leave food for Kurt and change his litter.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Noun
The Washington Post | Getty Images For the better part of a decade, Amazon has been trying to carve its way into the U.S. health-care market, through billions of dollars worth of acquisitions, big-name hires and high-profile partnerships.
—Ashley Capoot,annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Zuckerberg hopes the new hires can help improve Llama’s models and build better AI tools for voice and personalization features.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hire
Verb
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The real estate market for for-sale homes has been experiencing significant housing inventory challenges in recent years because of higher mortgage rates, keeping prices elevated and would-be homebuyers renting for longer.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Homes worth more than $1 million which are rented out for most of the year would not be subject to the surcharge.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Under federal law, a business can face sanctions for knowingly hiring and employing unauthorized workers.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Together, education and health services employ a million people in the Commonwealth.—
Alan M. Leventhal,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Designed for an era of predictable employment and linear economic growth, the monthly salary once met the needs of both employers and workers.—
Arbia Smiti,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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However, today’s teens also face more competition for college and a heavier focus on academic and extracurricular achievements, hence the lower rates of employment among 16 and 19-year-olds.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
16 June 2025
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The lawsuit claims that Robinson was paid a salary of $125,000 by the Chiefs, but that his research found other NFL teams paid comparable positions an average salary of $171,932, not including other benefits.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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Since 2013, the Dodgers have exceeded MLB’s luxury tax threshold (the closest thing baseball has to a soft salary cap) eight times and topped the league in spending seven times.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
Verb
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The filmmaker hatched the idea after reading an article about gay rehabilitation centers and recruited Brian Wayne Peterson to write the script.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2025
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Among them was a marathon sectional championship game against Lincoln-Way Central and Florida State recruit Lisabella Dimitrijevic.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Once those discussions are completed and a club has decided on their preferred target, the sporting director and the player’s agent will attempt to come to a deal in principle on personal terms — wages, bonuses, et cetera.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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From the flimsy healthcare system, infertility, low wages, relationships and euthanasia.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
14 June 2025
Verb
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Letarte expects teams to pay more attention to their In-Season Challenge competitors as the five-race tournament plays out, and the potential $1 million draws closer.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2025
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Hochul disagrees with Mamdani’s plan to raise taxes on the rich to pay for his plans as mayor, such as free child care and buses.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2025
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In a May 6 letter, a USDA adviser told states the department would be collecting the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and addresses of SNAP recipients and applicants from the past five years from states' third-party electronic benefits transfer (EBT) payment processors.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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Scooping up Discover gave Capital One, a credit card lender, the ability to tap into Discover’s payments ecosystem.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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“Hire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hire. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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