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

League skipped Fantastic Fest that year and publicly apologized for rehiring Faraci, and again after the Knowles report. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024

Petterson told the La Jolla Light that SERP changes the conversation from how to conduct layoffs to how the district can reorganize staff, rehire and maintain a normal classroom experience. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025

Noun

However, challenges may emerge in areas already impacted, such as transportation, food services and special education, which may not see as many rehires. —Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025

What makes boomerang employees great rehires and even better leaders? —Emily Venizelos, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1766, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1