hire out

verb

To allow others to use temporarily in exchange for money.

Meanings

verbhire out (third-person singular simple present hires out, present participle hiring out, simple past and past participle hired out)

present singular third person hires out · participle present hiring out · participle past hired out · past hired out

  1. transitiveTo allow others to use temporarily in exchange for money.
  2. transitiveTo arrange to do work for money.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbgrant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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