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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Hire \Hire\ (h[~e]r), pron. [Obs.]
     See Here, pron. --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Hire \Hire\ (h[imac]r), n. [OE. hire, hure, AS. h[=y]r; akin to
     D. huur, G. heuer, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra.]
     1. The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to
        be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for
        personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The laborer is worthy of his hire.    --Luke x. 7.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Law.) A bailment by which the use of a thing, or the
        services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a
        certain price or reward. --Story.
  
     Syn: Wages; salary; stipend; allowance; pay.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Hire \Hire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hired (h[imac]rd); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Hiring.] [OE. hiren, huren, AS. h[=y]rian; akin to
     D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra. See Hire, n.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person,
        for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to
        purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as,
        to hire a farm for a year; to hire money.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of
        (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as,
        to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage
        to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; --
        now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has
        hired out his horse, or his time.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They . . . have hired out themselves for bread. --1
                                                    Sam. ii. 5.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Hire \Hire\ (h[~e]r), pron. [Obs.]
     See Here, pron. --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Hire \Hire\ (h[imac]r), n. [OE. hire, hure, AS. h[=y]r; akin to
     D. huur, G. heuer, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra.]
     1. The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to
        be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for
        personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay.
  
              The laborer is worthy of his hire.    --Luke x. 7.
  
     2. (Law.) A bailment by which the use of a thing, or the
        services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a
        certain price or reward. --Story.
  
     Syn: Wages; salary; stipend; allowance; pay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Hire \Hire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hired (h[imac]rd); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Hiring.] [OE. hiren, huren, AS. h[=y]rian; akin to
     D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra. See Hire, n.]
     1. To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person,
        for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to
        purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as,
        to hire a farm for a year; to hire money.
  
     2. To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of
        (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as,
        to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate.
  
     3. To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage
        to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; --
        now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has
        hired out his horse, or his time.
  
              They . . . have hired out themselves for bread. --1
                                                    Sam. ii. 5.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  hire
       v 1: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in
            the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
            [syn: engage, employ] [ant: fire]
       2: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and
          services [syn: rent, charter, lease]
       3: 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?" [syn: lease, rent, charter,
           engage, take]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hire
     Αγγλικά n.
     (μτβ) ενοικιάζω από κάποιον
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (μτβ) ενοικιάζω από κάποιον

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hire
     Basque pron.
     (inflection of eu hi  gen), your
     Japanese roman.
     (ja-romanization of: ひれ)
     Middle English alt.
     1 (senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
  determiner:) her, of her.
     2 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
  possession by an antecedent noun.}
     Middle English det.
     1 (senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
  determiner:) her, of her.
     2 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
  possession by an antecedent noun.}
     Middle English pron.
     (senseid enm hers) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
  pronoun:) hers.
     Middle English pron.
     1 (senseid enm her (acc.)) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine
  pronoun indicating a grammatical object:) (l en her).
     2 (lb enm reflexive nocat=1) herself.
     3 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical
  object:) (l en it).
     Middle English alt.
     1 One's salary; wages.
     2 A reward; recompense.
     3 One's deserts; what one deserves.
     4 A payment; a charge.
     Middle English n.
     1 One's salary; wages.
     2 A reward; recompense.
     3 One's deserts; what one deserves.
     4 A payment; a charge.
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm here t=army id=army)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm hiren t=to hire id=to hire)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     (inflection of nn hiren  n s)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Hire
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  hire
     n.
     1 payment for the temporary use of something.
     2 (lb en obsolete) reward, payment.
     3 The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
     4 A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To obtain the services of in return for fixed
  payment.
     2 (lb en transitive) To occupy premises in exchange for rent.
     3 (lb en transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person)
  in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
     4 (lb en transitive) To exchange the services of for remuneration.
     5 (lb en transitive) To accomplish by paying for services.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To accept employment.
     7 (lb en transitive) (lb en neologism) (in the Jobs-to-be-Done
  Theory) To buy something in order for it to perform a function, to do a
  job

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Hire
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  hire
     Middle Dutch contraction
     (contraction of dum hi dāer)
     Middle English alt.
     1 (senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
  determiner:) her, of her.
     2 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
  possession by an antecedent noun.}
     Middle English det.
     1 (senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
  determiner:) her, of her.
     2 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
  possession by an antecedent noun.}
     Middle English pron.
     (senseid enm hers) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
  pronoun:) hers.
     Middle English pron.
     1 (senseid enm her (acc.)) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine
  pronoun indicating a grammatical object:) (l en her).
     2 (lb enm reflexive nocat=1) herself.
     3 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical
  object:) (l en it).
     Middle English alt.
     1 One's salary; wages.
     2 A reward; recompense.
     3 One's deserts; what one deserves.
     4 A payment; a charge.
     Middle English n.
     1 One's salary; wages.
     2 A reward; recompense.
     3 One's deserts; what one deserves.
     4 A payment; a charge.
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm here t=army id=army)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm hiren t=to hire id=to hire)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     (inflection of nn hiren  n s)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Hire
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  hire
     Middle Dutch contraction
     (contraction of dum hi dāer)
     Middle English alt.
     1 (senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
  determiner:) her, of her.
     2 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
  possession by an antecedent noun.}
     Middle English det.
     1 (senseid enm her) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
  determiner:) her, of her.
     2 {n-g|Used in place of the possessive suffix (m enm -es) to denote
  possession by an antecedent noun.}
     Middle English pron.
     (senseid enm hers) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine genitive
  pronoun:) hers.
     Middle English pron.
     1 (senseid enm her (acc.)) (n-g: Third-person singular feminine
  pronoun indicating a grammatical object:) (l en her).
     2 (lb enm reflexive nocat=1) herself.
     3 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical
  object:) (l en it).
     Middle English alt.
     1 One's salary; wages.
     2 A reward; recompense.
     3 One's deserts; what one deserves.
     4 A payment; a charge.
     Middle English n.
     1 One's salary; wages.
     2 A reward; recompense.
     3 One's deserts; what one deserves.
     4 A payment; a charge.
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm here t=army id=army)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm hiren t=to hire id=to hire)
     Norwegian Nynorsk a.
     (inflection of nn hiren  n s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Hire
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hire
     Englanti vb.
     palkata

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hire
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=Näringsliv språk=en) rekrytering
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg kat=Näringsliv språk=en) anställa

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  hire /hˈaɪə/
  huur

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Hire /hˈaɪə/
  التأجير

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  hire //haɪə// //haɪɹ// //ˈhaɪə// //ˈhaɪɚ// 
  1. наемник
  a person who has been hired
  2. наемане
  the state of being hired, or having a job; employment

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  hire //haɪə// //haɪɹ// //ˈhaɪə// //ˈhaɪɚ// 
  1. наемам се
  to accept employment
  2. нае́мам, цаня
  to employ
  3. наемам
  to obtain the services of in return for fixed payment