Hire vs. Employ
Difference Between Hire and Employ
Hireverb
To engage the services of (a person) for a fee; employ
hired a new clerk.Employverb
To provide work to (someone) for pay
agreed to employ the job applicant.Hireverb
To engage the temporary use of for a fee; rent
hire a car for the day.Employverb
To engage the attention or activity of; occupy
employed himself for an hour reading blogs.Hireverb
To grant the services of or the temporary use of for a fee
hired himself out as a cook.hired out the cottage for the summer.Employverb
To put (something) to use or service
employed a pen to open the package.employed her skills in the new job.Hireverb
To obtain work
She hired on as a deck hand. He hired out as a photographer.Employverb
To devote (time, for example) to an activity or purpose
employed several months in learning Swahili.Hirenoun
The act of hiring.
Employnoun
The state of being employed
in the employ of the city.Hirenoun
The condition or fact of being hired.
Employnoun
(Archaic) An occupation.
Hirenoun
Payment for services; wages.
Employnoun
The state of being an employee; employment.
The school district has six thousand teachers in its employ.Hirenoun
Payment for the use of something.
Employverb
To hire (somebody for work or a job).
Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic.Hirenoun
(Informal) One who is hired
two new hires in the sales department.Employverb
To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).
The burglar employed a jemmy to get in.Hirenoun
Payment for the temporary use of something.
The sign offered pedalos on hire.Employverb
To make busy.
Hirenoun
(obsolete) Reward, payment.
Employnoun
the state of being employed or having a job;
they are looking for employmenthe was in the employ of the cityHirenoun
The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire.Employverb
put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose;
use your head!we only use Spanish at homeI can't make use of this toolApply a magnetic field hereThis thinking was applied to many projectsHow do you utilize this tool?I apply this rule to get good resultsuse the plastic bags to store the foodHe doesn't know how to use a computerHirenoun
A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.''Employverb
engage or hire for work;
They hired two new secretaries in the departmentHow many people has she employed?Hireverb
(transitive) To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down.Hireverb
(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
The company had problems when it tried to hire more skilled workers.Hireverb
(transitive) To exchange the services of for remuneration.
They hired themselves out as day laborers.They hired out their basement for Inauguration week.Hireverb
(transitive) To accomplish by paying for services.
After waiting two years for her husband to finish the tiling, she decided to hire it done.Hireverb
(intransitive) To accept employment.
They hired out as day laborers.Hireverb
engage or hire for work;
They hired two new secretaries in the departmentHow many people has she employed?Hireverb
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
Hireverb
engage for service under a term of contract;
We took an apartment on a quiet streetLet's rent a carShall we take a guide in Rome?
