rehire

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verb

re·​hire (ˌ)rē-ˈhī(-ə)r 

rehired; rehiring

transitive verb

: to hire (someone) back into the same company or job

Her MO: She would simply quit, only to be rehired with her demands met.

—Lorraine Ali

Nineteen employees in the front office were let go; some of those people have been rehired on a contract basis to do the same jobs.

—Tim Kurkjian

rehire

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noun

re·​hire ˈrē-ˌhī(-ə)r 

plural rehires

1

: a person who has been rehired

Whether the employee is a new hire or a rehire is not relevant for processing the payroll.

—Vicki M. Lambert

2

: the act of rehiring a former employee or group of employees

The company has no plans for a rehire.

Examples of rehire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Notorious for his fiery personality and erratic behavior, Steinbrenner replaced his managers 20 times in his first 23 seasons—firing and then rehiring Billy Martin five times—and changed publicity directors 13 times in 26 years, according to Sports Illustrated. —Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

Five new John Does speak out In the new lawsuit, four of the five men describe abuse taking place in the first half of the 1980s, with John Doe 2 saying that his abuse extended into 1989, after Vince McMahon had fired and rehired Phillips. —David Bixenspan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024

Noun

Remember, the top is always narrow, so keep your great talent in good books and even look for rehire opportunities (boomerang employees). —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

The department went on to complete its investigation and sent it to the County Equity Oversight Panel, which met in October of last year and sustained some of the complaints in both cases, ultimately recommending the former sheriff be deemed ineligible for rehire. —Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1766, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1