hire

  1. Noun.  Payment for the temporary use of something.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) Reward, payment.
  3. Noun.  The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
  4. Noun.  A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To exchange the services of for remuneration.
  8. Verb.  (transitive) To accomplish by paying for services.
  9. Verb.  (intransitive) To accept employment.

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