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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
Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
To this point, much of the flak created by key contract talks dragging on has flown the way of Hughes, the man Liverpool’s owners at Fenway Sports Group hired for the post-Jurgen Klopp era.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
The club also confirmed the hire of former University of Tennessee assistant Brian Niedermeyer in a defensive quality-control role, and minted Davis alongside him.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The Jets also released Rodgers last month after hiring Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
To this point, much of the flak created by key contract talks dragging on has flown the way of Hughes, the man Liverpool’s owners at Fenway Sports Group hired for the post-Jurgen Klopp era.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
Another key new hire is the former Deloitte partner Blair Knippel, who has signed up as IO’s executive vice president and chief financial officer.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
The club also confirmed the hire of former University of Tennessee assistant Brian Niedermeyer in a defensive quality-control role, and minted Davis alongside him.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hire
Verb
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In between the time Tillman was killed and her body was discovered, the resort rented the room to guests who did not know the body was in the closet, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told the Miami Herald.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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If the museum later rents out space, licenses its brand or monetizes the new facility in other ways, investors could see a return on their participation.—
Larry Bomback,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The group represents 122 dealerships that employ 12,000 workers and generated a combined $859 million in sales taxes in 2024.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025
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Individuals employed by the government in jobs which were not covered by Social Security previously could not collect Social Security upon retirement because of the offset of their public pension against Social Security to prevent a windfall.—
Wendy Hickey,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With serious cuts in both employment and funding being announced daily by the DOGE folks and others, now might be the time to think how these moves might impact your job.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The state employment data found employment in business and professional services, leisure and hospitality and financial activities had the biggest month-to-month declines, while private education and health services jobs increased.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees featured two iconic franchises whose financial privilege is challenging Major League Baseball to answer competitive balance questions and outcries for a salary cap.—
Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Not to mention the fact that the average salary in the U.S. sits below that figure, at around $66,622, according to the latest data from the Social Security Administration.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Finding people to send into the quake zone is proving difficult too, amid fears that younger people will be arrested and forcibly recruited into the army.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Peace Corps, established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy and later authorized by Congress, recruits and deploys American volunteers to support development efforts around the world.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rising wages have enabled people to keep spending, which has kept the overall economy humming along.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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By the 2000s, the middle class these restaurants had been custom-built to serve was shrinking as wages stagnated and neighborhoods grew more segregated by income.—
Meghan McCarron Phil Donohue,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There is a $10 per person fee paid to the instructor.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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So why won’t Chicago White Sox pay to keep young starters?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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That could mean millions in federal estate taxes, a payment for which the business is simply unprepared.—
Robert F. Mancuso,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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Details like that have become important for mid-major programs scrambling to keep up with the explosion of NIL payments to players.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Hire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hire. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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