n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: hired ; hir · ing
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 a : to engage the personal services of for a set sum < hire a crew> b : to engage the temporary use of for a fixed sum < hire a hall>
2 : to grant the personal services of or temporary use of for a fixed sum < hire themselves out>
3 : to get done for pay < hire the mowing done>
intransitive verb : to take employment < hire out as a guide during the tourist season>
– hir · er noun
synonyms HIRE , LET , LEASE , RENT , CHARTER mean to engage or grant for use at a price. HIRE and LET strictly speaking, are complementary terms, HIRE implying the act of engaging or taking for use and LET the granting of use <we hired a car for the summer> <decided to let the cottage to a young couple>. LEASE strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease <the diplomat leased an apartment for a year>. RENT stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting <instead of buying a house, they decided to rent > <will not rent to families with children>. CHARTER applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use < charter a bus to go to the game>.