HIRE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hȳr; akin to Old Saxon hūria ~ Date: before 12th century 1. payment for the temporary use of something, payment for labor or personal services ; wages, 2. the act or an instance of hiring, the state of being ~d ; employment , rental , one who is ~d , II. verb (~d; hiring) Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to engage the personal services of for a set sum , to engage the temporary use of for a fixed sum , to grant the personal services of or temporary use of for a fixed sum , to get done for pay , intransitive verb to take employment , ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~