hire

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noun

1 (esp. BrE) use of a car, etc. for payment

ADJECTIVE

▪ bicycle, car, equipment, etc.

HIRE + NOUN

▪ car

▪

Our hire car broke down after only an hour.

▪ charge, cost

▪ company, firm, shop (BrE)

▪

a car hire firm

▪

a costume hire shop

PREPOSITION

▪ for hire (BrE, AmE)

▪

There are boats for hire on the lake.

▪ on hire

▪

vehicles currently on hire

▪ on hire from, on hire to

▪

The equipment is on hire from a local company.

▪ hire of

▪

The main expense was the hire of a car.

2 (esp. AmE) new person in a job

ADJECTIVE

▪ new, recent

▪ potential, prospective

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verb

1 (esp. BrE) borrow a car, etc. for payment

ADVERB

▪ by the day, week, etc.

▪

What's the cost of hiring by the day?

▪ locally

▪

Ski equipment can be hired locally.

PREPOSITION

▪ from

▪

Bicycles can be hired from several local shops.

2 (esp. AmE) give sb a job

ADVERB

▪ by the day

▪

Workers were hired by the day.

VERB + HIRE

▪ can/can't afford to

▪

The television studio couldn't afford to hire a top-notch cast.

PHRASES

▪ hire and fire

▪

Who is responsible for hiring and firing around here?

Hire is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑firm

Hire is used with these nouns as the object: ↑actor, actress, ↑agent, ↑alien, ↑architect, ↑army, ↑assassin, ↑assistant, ↑attorney, ↑auditor, ↑bicycle, ↑bike, ↑bodyguard, ↑cab, ↑car, ↑coach, ↑consultant, ↑contractor, ↑counsel, ↑crew, ↑designer, ↑detective, ↑electrician, ↑employee, ↑expert, ↑faculty, ↑firm, ↑helicopter, ↑immigrant, ↑inspector, ↑intern, ↑labourer, ↑manager, ↑mercenary, ↑photographer, ↑prostitute, ↑replacement, ↑room, ↑ski, ↑specialist, ↑staff, ↑taxi, ↑trainee, ↑tutor, ↑vehicle, ↑venue, ↑worker