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hire

[hahyuhr] / haɪər /
VERB
commission for responsibility, use
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appoint bring in draft employ engage enlist lease obtain pick promise rent retain select
STRONG
authorize book carry charter delegate empower exploit ink let occupy place pledge procure secure sublease sublet utilize
WEAK
add to payroll bring on board contract for fill a position find help give a break give job to give work make use of put on put to work sign on sign up take on truck with
Antonyms
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dismiss fire let go lose refuse reject release shun
STRONG
cancel
WEAK
discharge lay off

Example Sentences

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Others are more worried the oil shock will force shoppers to finally cut back spending, damping companies’ appetite to hire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Families described how they had to instruct solicitors, threaten court action and, as in Jacqueline's case, hire debt collectors to recoup money owed to them.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The easiest way for you to organize this trip would be to hire a vacation planner.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Maxson’s hire echoes one at Meta earlier in the year.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

He says that next year when we move to Constantinople, he will expand his printing press and they will all work together and hire several new apprentices.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar