Hire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hired (hīrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hiring.]
[OE. hiren,
huren, AS. h&ymacr;rian; akin to D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre,
Sw. hyra. See Hire, n.]
1. To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person, for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited
time; as, to
hire a farm for a year; to hire money.
2. To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of
wages; as, to hire a
servant, an agent, or an advocate.
3. To grant the
temporary use of, for compensation; to engage to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; -- now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has
hired out his horse, or his
time.
They . . . have hired out themselves for bread.
1 Sam. ii. 5.
Hire (hīr),
n. [OE. hire, hure, AS. h&ymacr;r; akin to D.
huur, G. heuer, Dan.
hyre, Sw. hyra.]
1. The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay.
The laborer is worthy of his
hire.
Luke x. 7.
2. (Law.) A bailment by
which the use of a thing, or the
services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a certain price or reward. Story.
Syn. --
Wages; salary; stipend; allowance; pay.
Hire (h&etilde;r),
pron. [Obs.]
See Here, pron.
Chaucer.
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