hire

Definition

Examples

The firm plans to hire ten software developers next quarter to support product expansion.

Word Family

Synonyms

• employthe state of being employed or having a job
• recruita recently enlisted soldier

Collocations

• Easy hire new workers
  to hire new workers, meaning to engage or hire for work
• Medium hire an external consultant
  to hire an external consultant, meaning to engage or hire for work
• Hard freeze external hiring during austerity
  to freeze external hiring during austerity, meaning to stop moving or become immobilized
• Very Hard gun for hire ready to serve any corporate bidder
  to gun for hire ready to serve any corporate bidder, meaning to shoot with a gun