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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The reason for hiring out several food trucks that specialize in Latin food was obvious to Che Grill owner Gonzalo Cardenas.
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Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
And a lot of the services that come with a condo can be hired out to professionals arranging for trash and snow-removal services, as many townhouse owners do now, and for packages, installing a lock box or using a Ring camera to buzz delivery drivers into the vestibule.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 June 2025
In that sense, the MAGA right may not have to push too hard to get some people Musk hired out of the administration.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
This also suggests the idea of hiring out your personal daily-driver car may also not be that great.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
For families who don’t want to hire out, or who can’t, the costs of centenarian care can run deeper than money.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 May 2025
Here Mock shares her top tips for hiring out your spring cleaning.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
Susan Penman Davis, my grandmother’s grandmother, was for a time hired out to a minister and college president.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
She’s got an older brother, but he’s also hired out, trained to become a professional chef.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
And a lot of the services that come with a condo can be hired out to professionals arranging for trash and snow-removal services, as many townhouse owners do now, and for packages, installing a lock box or using a Ring camera to buzz delivery drivers into the vestibule.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 June 2025
In that sense, the MAGA right may not have to push too hard to get some people Musk hired out of the administration.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
This also suggests the idea of hiring out your personal daily-driver car may also not be that great.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
For families who don’t want to hire out, or who can’t, the costs of centenarian care can run deeper than money.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 May 2025
Here Mock shares her top tips for hiring out your spring cleaning.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
Susan Penman Davis, my grandmother’s grandmother, was for a time hired out to a minister and college president.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
She’s got an older brother, but he’s also hired out, trained to become a professional chef.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Hire out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hire%20out. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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