Clues for the word "HIRE"

We've had 151 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 698 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on May 29, 2026.

Definition of hire

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n. - The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay.
n. - A bailment by which the use of a thing, or the services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a certain price or reward.
n. - To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person, for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as, to hire a farm for a year; to hire money.
n. - To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as, to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate.
n. - To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; -- now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has hired out his horse, or his time.