rehiring
rehiring is the present participle and gerund of rehire.
Meaning of rehire
Verb
rehire (third-person singular simple present rehires, present participle rehiring, simple past and past participle rehired)
- To hire again.
- There are many upsides to rehiring former employees, according to management professor Peter Cappelli of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. The positives include savings on recruiting and training costs, maintaining associations between customers and employees, and the...2009 August 19, Jessica Dickler, “You're fired! You're hired!”, in CNN Money, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2017
Noun
rehiring (plural rehirings)
- The act of hiring somebody again.
- A senior Bush administration official described that goal as largely symbolic since rehirings have been quietly taking place already.2007 November 25, Steven Lee Myers, “U.S. Scales Back Political Goals for Iraqi Unity”, in New York Times
Forms of rehiring
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Words that rhyme with rehiring
Questions about rehiring
- What does rehiring mean?
- Rehiring means the act of hiring somebody again.
- What is rehiring the present participle and gerund of?
- Rehiring is the present participle and gerund of rehire.
- What part of speech is rehiring?
- Rehiring is a noun.
- What is the plural of rehiring?
- The plural of rehiring is rehirings.
Words near rehiring in the dictionary
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