hire out
phrasal verb
hired out; hiring out; hires out
1
chiefly British
: to allow someone to use (something) in exchange for money : rent
The hotel hires out boats to guests.
2
US, informal
: to take a job : to work for wages or a salary
She hired out as a cook.
He's a teacher most of the year, but in the summer he hires himself out as a tour guide.
Examples of hire out in a Sentence
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At age 12, he was sent to Charleston, where he was hired out as an enslaved waiter and a dock worker, per the National Park Service (NPS).
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
In previous years, a warehouse in Sydney's Lilyfield was hired out for the dinner parties and commitment ceremonies, while couples are provided with accommodation at the SKYE Suites in Sydney's CBD.
—Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 29 Jan. 2024
Starting in the late 17th century, enslavers in Charleston, South Carolina, began hiring out their enslaved laborers to earn some extra money.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
Yarmysh said on Tuesday that Navalny’s allies tried unsuccessfully to organize a farewell for him in Moscow, but nobody had been willing to hire out a hall to them.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2024
The Financial Times reported that Citadel’s 20-person-strong forecasting team, hired out of academia and national weather forecasting departments, helped generate multiple billions of dollars’ worth of revenue for the firm’s commodities arm.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024
Private charter: This is when an entire ship is hired out by a third-party, usually musical acts or other big names in the entertainment industry.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The eatery’s rooftop bar was hired out for the lavish dinner and guests were even given masks of Kardashian’s face for the event.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
Entire 10-story buildings are hired out, taxi drivers get dream fares and vendors do a mean trade in T-shirts, books, amulets and other Breslov merch.
—Jeffrey Gettleman Daniel Berehulak, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
In previous years, a warehouse in Sydney's Lilyfield was hired out for the dinner parties and commitment ceremonies, while couples are provided with accommodation at the SKYE Suites in Sydney's CBD.
—Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 29 Jan. 2024
Starting in the late 17th century, enslavers in Charleston, South Carolina, began hiring out their enslaved laborers to earn some extra money.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
Yarmysh said on Tuesday that Navalny’s allies tried unsuccessfully to organize a farewell for him in Moscow, but nobody had been willing to hire out a hall to them.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2024
The Financial Times reported that Citadel’s 20-person-strong forecasting team, hired out of academia and national weather forecasting departments, helped generate multiple billions of dollars’ worth of revenue for the firm’s commodities arm.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024
Private charter: This is when an entire ship is hired out by a third-party, usually musical acts or other big names in the entertainment industry.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The eatery’s rooftop bar was hired out for the lavish dinner and guests were even given masks of Kardashian’s face for the event.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
Entire 10-story buildings are hired out, taxi drivers get dream fares and vendors do a mean trade in T-shirts, books, amulets and other Breslov merch.
—Jeffrey Gettleman Daniel Berehulak, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023
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“Hire out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hire%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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