hire

verbB1 · Intermediate

To pay someone to work for you.

Meanings of «hire»

1 · verb

to pay someone to work for you

The company decided to hire a new manager.

2 · verb

to pay to use something for a short time

We hired a car for our weekend trip.

Similar: rent lease borrow

Translation

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«hire» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

to pay to use something for a time

rentpay money to use a home, car or objectWe rent a small house near the river.

leaserent for a long, fixed time by a written agreementThe company leases an office downtown.

hireBritish; pay to use a car or bike for a short timeWe hired bikes for the day.

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