OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12710

hire

/ˈhaɪ(.)ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
empleado
A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
Employment statistics, the other key indicator of Diversity & Inclusion performance, shows that almost 30% of new Southeastern hires are women.
We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.
alquiler
The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 12711

hire

/ˈhaɪ(.)ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
contratar • emplear
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.
The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the…