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hire

Nouns

• (n) a newly hired employee
  • the new hires need special training
• (n) the act of hiring something or someone
  • he signed up for a week's car hire

Verbs

• (v) engage or hire for work
  • They hired two new secretaries in the department
  • How many people has she employed?
  employ, engage,
• (v) hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services charter, lease, rent,
• (v) engage for service under a term of contract
  • We took an apartment on a quiet street
  • Let's rent a car
  • Shall we take a guide in Rome?
  charter, rent, lease, engage, take,

Synonyms

employ engage charter lease rent take

Antonyms

give notice give the axe give the sack can force out sack send away displace dismiss fire terminate

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