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  • 91hire — see the labourer is worthy of his hire …

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  • 92hire — [OE] Hire probably originated in North Germany, in the area where the set of dialects known as Low German was spoken. It comes from a prehistoric *khūr , which also produced Dutch huren (Swedish hyra and Danish hyre were borrowed from Low German) …

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  • 93hire on — intransitive verb : to find or accept employment doubtful that he could hire on as a Hollywood extra F.B.Gipson …

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  • 94hire-purchase system — /huyeur perr cheuhs/, Brit. a system of payment for a commodity in regular installments while using it. Also called hire purchase. [1895 1900] …

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  • 95let - hire - rent — ◊ hire and rent If you pay a sum of money in order to use something for a short period of time, you can say that you hire it or rent it. Hire is more common in British English and rent is more common in American English. We hired a car from a… …

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  • 96hire purchase — noun Date: 1895 chiefly British purchase on the installment plan …

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  • 97hire purchase — noun A method of purchasing an item, where the buyer hires it and takes possession of it and pays regular installments. Ownership is only transferred on payment of the final amount. Abbreviated as HP. Syn: never never …

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  • 98HIRE — Webhire, Inc. (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) * Help In Re Employment (Business » Positions) …

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  • 99Hire — rent …

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  • 100hire — genitive feminine pron her; gen of héo …

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