prehire

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adjective

Occurring before an employee is hired.

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Meanings

adjectiveprehire (not comparable)

alternative pre-hire

  1. not comparableOccurring before an employee is hired.
  2. not comparableWhereby an employer (usually in the construction industry) agrees to draw its workforce from a pool of employees dispatched by a labour union.

Origin

From pre- + hire.

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Cite this entry
APA

prehire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehire

MLA

“prehire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prehire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehire.

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