hire
English Thesaurus
1. the act of hiring something or someone (noun.act)
2. a newly hired employee (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | employee, |
| definition | : | a worker who is hired to perform a job (noun.person) |
3. engage for service under a term of contract (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
4. engage or hire for work (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | featherbed, |
| definition | : | hire more workers than are necessary (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | fill, |
| definition | : | appoint someone to (a position or a job) (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | engage, |
| definition | : | ask to represent; of legal counsel (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | ship, |
| definition | : | hire for work on a ship (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | rat, |
| definition | : | employ scabs or strike breakers in (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | farm out, job, subcontract, |
| definition | : | arranged for contracted work to be done by others (verb.social) |
5. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | contract, undertake, |
| definition | : | enter into a contractual arrangement (verb.communication) |
6. engage for service under a term of contract (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | rental, renting, |
| definition | : | the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | charter, |
| definition | : | a contract to hire or lease transportation (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lease, |
| definition | : | a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | renter, tenant, |
| definition | : | someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | rent, |
| definition | : | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | lease, term of a contract, |
| definition | : | the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect (noun.time) |
7. engage or hire for work (verb.social)
| antonym | : | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, |
| definition | : | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | boss, hirer, |
| definition | : | a person responsible for hiring workers (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | employee, |
| definition | : | a worker who is hired to perform a job (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | employer, |
| definition | : | a person or firm that employs workers (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | employ, employment, |
| definition | : | the state of being employed or having a job (noun.state) |
8. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services (verb.social)
| derivation | : | charter, |
| definition | : | a contract to hire or lease transportation (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lease, |
| definition | : | a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | renter, tenant, |
| definition | : | someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | rent, |
| definition | : | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | lease, term of a contract, |
| definition | : | the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect (noun.time) |
9. engage for service under a term of contract (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | rental, renting, |
| definition | : | the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | charter, |
| definition | : | a contract to hire or lease transportation (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lease, |
| definition | : | a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | renter, tenant, |
| definition | : | someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | rent, |
| definition | : | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | lease, term of a contract, |
| definition | : | the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect (noun.time) |
10. engage or hire for work (verb.social)
| antonym | : | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate, |
| definition | : | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | boss, hirer, |
| definition | : | a person responsible for hiring workers (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | employee, |
| definition | : | a worker who is hired to perform a job (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | employer, |
| definition | : | a person or firm that employs workers (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | employ, employment, |
| definition | : | the state of being employed or having a job (noun.state) |
11. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services (verb.social)
| derivation | : | charter, |
| definition | : | a contract to hire or lease transportation (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lease, |
| definition | : | a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | renter, tenant, |
| definition | : | someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | rent, |
| definition | : | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | lease, term of a contract, |
| definition | : | the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect (noun.time) |
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