verb
definition
To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
example
We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down.
synonyms
definition
To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
example
The company had problems when it tried to hire more skilled workers.
definition
To exchange the services of for remuneration.
example
They hired themselves out as day laborers. They hired out their basement for Inauguration week.
definition
To accomplish by paying for services.
example
After waiting two years for her husband to finish the tiling, she decided to hire it done.
definition
To accept employment.
example
They hired out as day laborers.