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verb

Definition of hiresnext
present tense third-person singular of hire
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as in rents
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum the Youngs hired a limousine for their daughter's wedding

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as in recruits
to provide with a paying job the farm hires teenagers to pick blueberries in the summer

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noun

plural of hire
1
as in employs
the state of being provided with a paying job he spent most of his career in the hire of high-paying defense contractors

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as in salaries
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services used to mow lawns for hire

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Once again, there’s a selection bias - an author who hires a ghostwriter likely will invest more in promotion and other factors that increase sales. — Roger Dooley, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Then, filled with admiration for this person who has turned a simple space into a something transcendental, the patron hires Tóth to oversee construction on a community center in the modest burg of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hires
  1. salaries
  2. employs
  3. wages
Noun
  • But there is an AI skills gap, which is likely driving the demand and skyrocketing salaries.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Coaches Dan Lanning and Ryan Day are also among the best-compensated in the country, with salaries north of $8 million.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • The tracker relies on radar technology and satellites to keep tabs on Santa, according to NORAD, which notes those methods are the same ones the agency employs to protect skies over North America.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The business operates more than 11,000 stores across the nation, according to Reuters, and employs close to 200,000 people.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of employs
Noun
  • The right-back still desires a fresh challenge, having wanted to leave during the summer, and getting his significant wages off the books would be beneficial.
    — Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Take, for example, a grocery store worker who makes $30,000 annually and a restaurant server making $10,000 in hourly wages and $20,000 in tips.
    — Matthew Glowicki, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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