hire
verb [ T ]
uk/haɪər/ us HR
to employ someone in a permanent job:
Increased business means that the company will need to hire 15 new sales staff.
hire sb as sth A supervisor noticed her potential and hired her as a trading trainee.
be hired by sb/sth Employees hired by a public agency after July 1 will automatically be enrolled in the new contribution plan.
Managers are given a free hand in hiring and firing employees.
HR
to pay a person or company to do a particular job for a short period of time:
We will hire a contractor to consider what can be done that is cost effective.
COMMERCE mainly UK ( US rent)
to pay to use something for a short period of time:
They hired a billboard in a prominent position on Oxford Street to promote the event.
Phrasal verbs
hire sb/sth out
hire yourself out
hire
noun
uk/haɪər/ us [ U ] COMMERCE mainly UK ( US rental)
an arrangement in which someone pays to use something for a short period:
car/equipment/plant hire Prices include return flights and car hire.
There are plenty of cars available for hire.
a hire business/company/firm
[ C ] HR
a person who a company or organization employs in a permanent job:
additional/fresh/new hires Three-quarters of the debt-collection industry's new hires quit after just three months.