- for/on hire
- for/on hirete huur
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for/on hire
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ply for business/hire/trade — ► COMMERCE to try to get customers for your business in a public place, for example, as a taxi driver, by driving around or waiting in a regular place: »London s formidable black taxis enjoy a lucrative near monopoly over plying for hire on the… … Financial and business terms
hire — 1 n 1: payment for the temporary use of something or for labor or services 2 a: the act or an instance of hiring from the date of hire until now b: the state of being hired: employment while he was in the hire of the … Law dictionary
hire — hire1 S3 [haıə US haır] v [T] 1.) BrE to pay money to borrow something for a short period of time American Equivalent: rent ▪ The best way to explore the island is to hire a car. ▪ What does it cost to hire a boat for a week? 2.) a) to employ… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hire — I UK [ˈhaɪə(r)] / US [ˈhaɪr] verb Word forms hire : present tense I/you/we/they hire he/she/it hires present participle hiring past tense hired past participle hired ** 1) [transitive] British if you hire something, such as a car, room, or piece… … English dictionary
hire — hire1 [ haır ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to pay someone to work for you: EMPLOY: I hired someone to paint the house. hire and fire: His main responsibility is hiring and firing. hire on: She s hired on as a mail carrier for the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hire — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hȳr; akin to Old Saxon hūria hire Date: before 12th century 1. a. payment for the temporary use of something b. payment for labor or personal services ; wages 2. a. the act or an instance of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hire purchase — system for financing the purchase of plant and equipment, where the ownership is vested with the lender until the final payment is made. The borrower is required to place a deposit and make periodic (usually monthly) repayments at a flat rate of… … Financial and business terms
hire*/ — [ˈhaɪə] verb I 1) [T] British to pay to use something such as a car or a piece of equipment for a short time You can hire a car at the airport.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to pay someone to work for you Syn: employ I hired someone to paint the house.[/ex] •… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hire out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hire out : present tense I/you/we/they hire out he/she/it hires out present participle hiring out past tense hired out past participle hired out 1) British same as hire I, 3) This room is often hired out for… … English dictionary
hire — verb 1》 chiefly Brit. obtain the temporary use of (something) in return for payment. ↘(hire something out) grant the temporary use of something in return for payment. 2》 employ for wages. ↘obtain the services of (someone) to do a… … English new terms dictionary
for — [[t]fə(r), STRONG fɔː(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, for is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information, and in phrasal verbs such as account for and make up for . It is also used with… … English dictionary
