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Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - hire

 

Hire

hire
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by from) procure the temporary use of (a thing) for an agreed payment (hired a van from them). 2 esp. US employ (a person) for wages or a fee. 3 US borrow (money). --n. 1 hiring or being hired. 2 payment for this. Phrases and idioms for (or on) hire ready to be hired. hire-car a car available for hire. hired girl (or man) US a domestic servant, esp. on a farm. hire out grant the temporary use of (a thing) for an agreed payment. hire purchase Brit. a system by which a person may purchase a thing by regular payments while having the use of it. Derivatives hireable adj. (US hirable). hirer n. Etymology: OE hyrian, hyr f. WG
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  I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hȳr; akin to Old Saxon hūria ~ Date: before 12th century 1. payment for the temporary use of something, payment for labor or personal services ; wages, 2. the act or an instance of hiring, the state of being ~d ; employment, rental, one who is ~d , II. verb (~d; hiring) Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to engage the personal services of for a set sum , to engage the temporary use of for a fixed sum , to grant the personal services of or temporary use of for a fixed sum , to get done for pay , intransitive verb to take employment , ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~ ...
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