hired Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb engage or hire for work
   employ; hire; engage.
   
   • They hired two new secretaries in the department
   • How many people has she employed?
2. verb hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
   hire; rent; charter; lease.
   
3. verb engage for service under a term of contract
   hire; engage; charter; take; lease; rent.
   
   • We took an apartment on a quiet street
   • Let's rent a car
   • Shall we take a guide in Rome?
4. adjective satellite having services engaged for a fee
   
   • hired hands
   • a hired gun
5. adjective hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers
   chartered; leased.
   
   • a chartered plane
   • the chartered buses arrived on time

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