hiring

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hiring

/haɪə.ɹɪŋ/ UK
/ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɪŋ/ UK
/haɪɹ.ɪŋ/ US
/ˈhaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪəɹɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hire

noun hirings

countable, uncountable The act by which an employee is hired. hirings and firings
countable, historical, uncountable A fair or market where servants were engaged.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: employment, engagement, employ, staffing, resourcing, recruiting, recruitment, job, sourcing, procurement, purchase, appoint, appointment, endowment, enlistment, enrolment

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Español	contratación, contractación (disused)

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"hiring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hiring.

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@misc{hiring_2026,
  title = {hiring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hiring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}