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hires

hires is the plural of hire.

hires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hire.

Meaning of hire

Noun

hire (countable and uncountable, plural hires)

  1. (countable) A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
    • We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.
  2. (uncountable) The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
    • When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire.
    Synonyms:
    employ
  3. (uncountable) Payment for the temporary use of something.
    • The sign offered pedalos on hire.
  4. (obsolete, uncountable) Reward.
    • I vvill him reaue of armes, the victors hire, / And of that ſhield, more vvorthy of good knight; / For vvhy ſhould a dead dog be deckt in armour bright?1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

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Proper noun capitalized: Hires

Hires

  1. A surname.

Phrases with hires

Questions about hires

What does hires mean?
Hires means a surname.
What is hires the plural of?
Hires is the plural of hire.
What part of speech is hires?
Hires is a proper noun.

Words near hires in the dictionary

  1. hiremen
  2. Hiren
  3. Hirens
  4. hirer
  5. hirers
  6. hires
  7. hires out
  8. hireworthy
  9. Hiri Motu
  10. Hirihuttaa
  11. hirik

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