Tra từ hire - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hire [hire hires hired hiring] verb, noun BrE [ˈhaɪə(r)] NAmE [ˈhaɪər]
verb
1. transitive ~ sth (especially BrE)to pay money to borrow sth for a short time
•to hire a car/room/video
2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sb) (especially NAmE)to give sb a job
• She was hired three years ago.
• He does the hiring and firing in our company.
•We're not hiring right now.
3. transitive ~ sb/sth to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job
•to hire a lawyer
• They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English hȳrian ‘employ someone for wages’, hȳr ‘payment under contract for the use of something’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch huren (verb), huur (noun).

Thesaurus:
hire verb
1. T (BrE)
•We hired a car from a local firm.
especially AmE rent • • charter •
hire/rent/charter sth for sb
hire/rent (a) bicycle/boat/car/equipment/movie/car/vehicle/room/hall
hire/charter (a) plane/vessel/yacht
Hire or rent? In British English you hire vehicles or tools, but you rent DVDs or videos. In American English rent is used for all these things. For larger vehicles with paying passengers use charter.
2. T, I (especially AmE)
•The company hired her three years ago.
employ • • take sb on • • recruit • • appoint • • sign • • contract • |BrE, formal engage • |law retain •
Opp: fire
hire/employ/take on/recruit/appoint/sign/engage/retain sb as sth
hire/employ/take on/recruit/appoint/sign/contract/engage/retain sb to do sth
hire/employ/take on/recruit/appoint/contract staff
hire/employ/take on/recruit/contract workers

British/American:
rent / hire / let
Verbs
You can hire something for a short period of time (BrE only), but rent something for a longer period: ▪ We can hire bikes for a day to explore the town. ◇ ▪ We don’t own our TV, we rent it.
In NAmE, rent is always used. It is sometimes now used in BrE instead of hire, too.
The owners of a thing can hire it out for a short period (BrE): ▪ Do you hire out bikes? Or they can rent (out)/let (out) a building, etc: ▪ We rent out rooms in our house to students.
Outside a building you could see: ▪ To let (BrE) ◇ ▪ For rent (especially NAmE).
To hire can also mean to employ somebody, especially in NAmE: ▪ We hired a new secretary.
see also ↑lease ▪ v. Nouns
The amount of money that you pay to rent something is rent or rental (more formal). When you hire something you pay a hire charge (BrE). On a sign outside a shop you might see: ▪ Bikes for hire (BrE).
see also ↑let, ↑lease, ↑hire ▪ n.

Collocations:
Jobs
Getting a job
look for work
look for/apply for/go for a job
get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (BrE) fill in an application (form)
send/email your (BrE) CV/(NAmE) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
be called for/have/attend an interview
offer sb a job/work/employment/promotion
find/get/land a job
employ/ (especially NAmE) hire/recruit/ (especially BrE) take on staff/workers/trainees
recruit/appoint a manager
Doing a job
arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
start/finish work/your shift
do/put in/work overtime
have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
do/get/have/receive training
learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
have (no) job satisfaction/job security
Building a career
have a job/work/a career/a vocation
find/follow/pursue/ (especially NAmE) live (out) your vocation
enter/go into/join a profession
choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
change jobs/profession/career
be/ (both especially BrE) work/go freelance
do/take on temp work/freelance work
do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
Leaving your job
leave/ (especially NAmE) quit/resign from your job
give up work/your job/your career
hand in your notice/resignation
plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
take early retirement

Example Bank:
•Bicycles can be hired from several local shops.
•Ski equipment can be hired locally.
•The entire workforce was laid off and a fresh one promptly hired.
•The television studio couldn't afford to hire a top-notch cast.
•What's the cost of hiring by the day?
•Who is responsible for hiring and firing around here?
•Workers were hired by the day.
•His killer was a 16-year-old hired assassin.
•It may be possible to borrow rather than hire the tools.
•There's a place where you can hire bikes for the day.
•They hired a room above a pub for the wedding reception.
•We hired a car from a local firm.
•We're not hiring right now.
•You will need to hire yourself an accountant and a lawyer.
Derived: ↑hire something out ▪ ↑hire yourself out

noun
1. uncountable (especially BrE)the act of paying to use sth for a short time
•bicycles for hire, £2 an hour
•a hire car
•a car hire firm
• The price includes the hire of the hall.
• The costumes are on hire from the local theatre.
2. countable (especially NAmE)a person who has recently been given a job by a company
•New hires get raises after a set period of time.
see ply for hire/trade/business at ↑ply _v.

Word Origin:
Old English hȳrian ‘employ someone for wages’, hȳr ‘payment under contract for the use of something’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch huren (verb), huur (noun).

British/American:
rent / hire / let
Verbs
You can hire something for a short period of time (BrE only), but rent something for a longer period: ▪ We can hire bikes for a day to explore the town. ◇ ▪ We don’t own our TV, we rent it.
In NAmE, rent is always used. It is sometimes now used in BrE instead of hire, too.
The owners of a thing can hire it out for a short period (BrE): ▪ Do you hire out bikes? Or they can rent (out)/let (out) a building, etc: ▪ We rent out rooms in our house to students.
Outside a building you could see: ▪ To let (BrE) ◇ ▪ For rent (especially NAmE).
To hire can also mean to employ somebody, especially in NAmE: ▪ We hired a new secretary.
see also ↑lease ▪ v. Nouns
The amount of money that you pay to rent something is rent or rental (more formal). When you hire something you pay a hire charge (BrE). On a sign outside a shop you might see: ▪ Bikes for hire (BrE).
see also ↑let, ↑lease, ↑hire ▪ n.

Example Bank:
•The equipment is on hire from a local company.
•The main expense was the hire of a car.
•There are boats for hire on the lake.
•a costume hire shop
•vehicles currently on hire
•bicycles for hire, £4 an hour