(~s, hiring, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ someone, you employ them or pay them to do a particular job for you.
Sixteen of the contestants have ~d lawyers and are suing the organisers...
The rest of the staff have been ~d on short-term contracts...
He will be in charge of all hiring and firing at PHA.
...the mystery assassin (who turned out to be a ~d killer).
VERB: V n, V, V-ing, V-ed
2.
If you ~ something, you pay money to the owner so that you can use it for a period of time. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use rent )
To ~ a car you must produce a passport and a current driving licence...
Her ~d car was found abandoned at Beachy Head.
VERB: V n, V-ed
3.
You use ~ to refer to the activity or business of hiring something. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use rental )
They booked our hotel, and organised car ~...
N-UNCOUNT: usu n N, N of n, N n
4.
If something is for ~, it is available for you to ~. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use for rent )
Fishing tackle is available for ~.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR