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Hiring

To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

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📖 Definitions of "Hiring"

verb

1
To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
"We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down."
2
To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
"The company had problems when it tried to hire more skilled workers."
3
To exchange the services of for remuneration.
"They hired themselves out as day laborers. They hired out their basement for Inauguration week."
4
To accomplish by paying for services.
"After waiting two years for her husband to finish the tiling, she decided to hire it done."

noun

1
The act by which an employee is hired.
"hirings and firings"
2
A fair or market where servants were engaged.

🔄 Synonyms of "Hiring"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
engagementnoun	(uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
employmentnoun	The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
hireverb	(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hiring"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
employmentnoun	The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
engagementnoun	(uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
employverb	To retain (someone) as an employee.
staffingnoun	The personnel required for some project.
resourcingnoun	The provision of resources.
recruitingnoun	The process by which a person is recruited; recruitment.
recruitmentnoun	The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
jobnoun	A task.
sourcingnoun	The process by which something is sourced, or obtained from another place.
procurementnoun	(countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
purchasenoun	The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
appointverb	(transitive) To name (someone to a post or role).
appointmentnoun	An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
endowmentnoun	Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
enlistmentnoun	The act of enlisting.
enrolmentnoun	Alternative form of enrollment. [The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.]
contractnoun	An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
enrollmentnoun	The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.
bookingnoun	A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.
rentnoun	A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.