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Hire

noun/hˈaɪɚ/
Definition
a newly hired employee
the act of hiring something or someone
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈaɪɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/hˈɛnpɛk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˈɛnpɛk/
1 syllable Say it as /hˈaɪɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna newly hired employee
“the new hires need special training”
nounthe act of hiring something or someone
“he signed up for a week's car hire”
verbengage or hire for work
“They hired two new secretaries in the department”
verbhold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
verbengage for service under a term of contract
“We took an apartment on a quiet street”
Word Forms
hirernouna person responsible for hiring workers
engagementnounthe act of giving someone a job
employnounthe state of being employed or having a job
employmentnounthe act of giving someone a job
employeenouna worker who is hired to perform a job
employernouna person or firm that employs workers
rentnouna payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
renternounsomeone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
charternouna contract to hire or lease transportation
leasenounthe period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
lesseenouna tenant who holds a lease
rentalnounthe act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
mieten
ein neu eingestellter Mitarbeiter
🇫🇷French
embaucher
un employé nouvellement embauché
🇪🇸Spanish
contratar
un empleado recién contratado
🇮🇹Italian
assumere
un dipendente neoassunto
🇳🇱Dutch
arbeidskracht
een nieuw aangeworven werknemer
🇵🇹Portuguese
contratar
um funcionário recém-contratado
🇷🇺Russian
нанимать
недавно нанятый сотрудник
India
🇮🇳Hindi
किराये पर लेना
एक नवनियुक्त कर्मचारी
🇧🇩Bengali
ভাড়া
একজন সদ্য নিয়োগ করা কর্মচারী
🇮🇳Tamil
வாடகைக்கு
புதிதாக பணியமர்த்தப்பட்ட ஊழியர்
🇮🇳Telugu
కిరాయి
కొత్తగా ఉద్యోగంలో చేరిన ఉద్యోగి
🇮🇳Marathi
भाड्याने
नवीन नियुक्त केलेला कर्मचारी
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભાડે
નવો નિયુક્ત કર્મચારી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಾಡಿಗೆಗೆ
ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ನೇಮಕಗೊಂಡ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കൂലിക്ക്
പുതുതായി ജോലിക്കെത്തിയ ഒരു ജീവനക്കാരൻ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਿਰਾਏ 'ਤੇ
ਇੱਕ ਨਵਾਂ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
کرایہ پر لینا
ایک نیا ملازم
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
聘请
新雇用的员工
🇯🇵Japanese
雇う
新しく採用された従業員
🇰🇷Korean
고용하다
새로 고용된 직원
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thuê
một nhân viên mới được thuê
🇹🇭Thai
จ้าง
พนักงานที่ได้รับการว่าจ้างใหม่
🇮🇩Indonesian
mempekerjakan
seorang karyawan yang baru direkrut
🇵🇭Filipino
upa
isang bagong empleyado
🇲🇾Malay
mengupah
seorang pekerja yang baru diambil bekerja
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يؤجر
موظف تم تعيينه حديثا
🇮🇷Persian
استخدام کنید
یک کارمند تازه استخدام شده
🇹🇷Turkish
kiralamak
yeni işe alınan bir çalışan
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִשְׂכּוֹר
עובד שזה עתה נקלט
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'hire'?
The primary meaning of 'hire' is 'a newly hired employee'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'hire' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'hire' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'hire' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'hire' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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