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hire out

hire out
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahyuh r out]
    • /haɪər aʊt/
    • /ˈhaɪə(r) ˈaʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahyuh r out]
    • /haɪər aʊt/

Definitions of hire out words

  • verb with object hire out to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk. 1
  • verb with object hire out to engage the temporary use of at a set price; rent: to hire a limousine. 1
  • noun hire out the act of hiring. 1
  • noun hire out the state or condition of being hired. 1
  • noun hire out the price or compensation paid or contracted to be paid for the temporary use of something or for personal services or labor; pay: The laborer is worthy of his hire. 1
  • noun hire out Informal. a person hired or to be hired: Most of our new hires are college-educated. 1

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Origin of hire out

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (v.) Middle English hiren, Old English hȳrian (cognate with Dutch huren, Low German hüren, Old Frisian hēra); (noun) Middle English; Old English hȳr; cognate with Dutch huur, Low German hüre (whence Dutch hyre, Swedish hyra, German Heuer), Frisian hēre

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Parts of speech for Hire out

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hire out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hire out usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hire out

verb hire out

  • farm — processor farm
  • job — the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.
  • subcontract — a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.
  • sublet — to sublease.

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