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hire

noun [U]
 
 
/haɪər/ US  /haɪr/ UK

Definition

an arrangement to use something by paying for it: The price includes flights and car hire. There's a camping shop in town that has tents for hire (= available to be hired) at £10 a week.Renting, hiring and hire purchase in general Mortgages and real estateRenting property
(Definition of hire noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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