Overview of verb hire

The verb hire has 3 senses

• hire, engage, employ -- (engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?")


• rent, hire, charter, lease -- (hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services)


• lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take -- (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?")

Overview of adj hired

The adj hired has 2 senses

• hired -- (having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired gun")


• chartered, hired, leased -- (hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time")