Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hire
nounhiring (countable and uncountable, plural hirings)
plural hirings
- countableuncountableThe act by which an employee is hired.
hirings and firings
1 more example
Even the most seasoned analysts of British politics were struck by the brutality of Ms. May’s hirings and firings.
2016 July 19, Matthew d’Ancona, “Theresa May’s Shock Therapy”, in The New York Times
Translations
Spanish contratación, contractación (disused)
- contrataciónTranslations
- contractación (disused)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hiring
requiringwiringfiringinspiringretiringaspiringdesiringexpiringinquiringadmiringtiringconspiringenquiringuninspiringrewiringuntiringquiringperspiringmisfiringrehiringsiringattiringprehiringrefiring
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APA
hiring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiring
MLA
“hiring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiring. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiring.
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