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1. Start in a job or pay to do a particular piece of work
   "They hired two new secretaries in the department";
   - engage, employ
    
2. Hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
   - rent, charter, lease
    
3. Engage for service under a term of contract
   "Let's hire a car";
   - lease, rent, charter, engage, take

1. A newly hired employee
   "the new hires need special training"
    
2. The act of hiring something or someone
   "he signed up for a week's car hire"

Sounds like: hi

Derived forms: hired, hiring, hires

Type of: acquire, act, contract, deed, employe [US], employee, get, human action, human activity, undertake

Antonym: fire

Encyclopedia: Hire