hire
US: /ˈhaɪɝ/, /ˈhaɪɹ/
UK: /hˈaɪə/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
hire /'haiə/- danh từ
- sự thuê; sự cho thuê
- for hire: để cho thuê
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) sự mướn (nhân công)
- tiền thuê; tiền trả công; tiền thưởng
- sự thuê; sự cho thuê
- ngoại động từ
- thuê; cho thuê (nhà...)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) mướn, thuê (nhân công)
- trả công; thưởng
- to hire out
- cho thuê, cho mướn
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb
1 [VN] (especially BrE) to pay money to borrow sth for a short time: to hire a car / room / video - RENT
2 (especially AmE) to give sb a job: [VN] She was hired three years ago. + [V] He does the hiring and firing in our company. + We're not hiring right now.
3 [VN] to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job: to hire a lawyer + They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.
Phrasal Verbs: hire sth<->out to let sb use sth for a short time, in return for payment
hire yourself out (to sb) to arrange to work for sb: He hired himself out to whoever needed his services.
+ noun [U] (especially BrE) the act of paying to use sth for a short time: bicycles for hire, £2 an hour + a hire car + a car hire firm + The price includes the hire of the hall. + The costumes are on hire from the local theatre. - RENT
Idioms see PLY v.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 engage, employ, take on, appoint, enlist, sign on:
Alexandra had to hire more people to get all the work done.
2 rent, lease, engage, charter:
We hired a car for the day.
3 hire out. rent (out), lease (out), let (out), charter (out):
I hire out my boat by the day.
n.
4 rent, lease, charter, letting:
Do you have bicycles for hire by the day?
5 (hire) charge, cost, fee, price, rate, rent, rental:
How much is the hire of a horse by the hour?
Collocation
ADJ.
bicycle, car, equipment, etc.
HIRE + NOUN
car
Our hire car broke down after only an hour.
| charge, cost | company, firm, shop
PREP.
for ~
There are boats for hire on the lake.
| on ~ (from/to)
The equipment is on hire from a local company.
| ~ of
The main expense was the hire of a car.
Concise dictionary
hires|hired|hiring'haɪə(r)noun
+a newly hired employee
+the act of hiring something or someone
verb
+engage or hire for work
+hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
+engage for service under a term of contract
