verb
hires; hired; hiring
a chiefly US :to give work or a job to (someone) in exchange for wages or a salary [+ obj]
[+ obj] :to use or get the services of (someone) to do a particular job
[+ obj] chiefly Brit :to pay to use (something) :rent
hire out
[phrasal verb]
hire out (something) or hire (something) out chiefly Brit :to allow someone to use (something) in exchange for money
hire out or hire (yourself) out US informal :to take a job :to work for wages or a salary
noun
plural hires
[count] US informal :someone who has been hired for a job
[noncount] Brit :rental
for hire
available to be used in exchange for money
available to do work in exchange for money
in exchange for money
on hire
chiefly Brit :kept to be used by people in exchange for money