Hire vs. Retain

Hirenoun

Payment for the temporary use of something.

Hirenoun

(obsolete) Reward, payment.

Hirenoun

The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.

Hirenoun

A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.

Hireverb

(transitive) To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

Hireverb

(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

Hireverb

(transitive) To exchange the services of for remuneration.

Hireverb

(transitive) To accomplish by paying for services.

Hireverb

(intransitive) To accept employment.

Hirepronoun

See Here, pron.

Hirenoun

The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay.

Hirenoun

A bailment by which the use of a thing, or the services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a certain price or reward.

Hireverb

To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person, for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as, to hire a farm for a year; to hire money.

Hireverb

To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as, to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate.

Hireverb

To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; - now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has hired out his horse, or his time.

Hireverb

engage or hire for work;

Hireverb

hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

Hireverb

engage for service under a term of contract;

Hireverb

obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment

Hireverb

grant the temporary use of something for an agreed payment

Hireverb

employ (someone) for wages

Hireverb

employ for a short time to do a particular job

Hireverb

make oneself available for temporary employment

Hirenoun

the action of hiring someone or something

Hirenoun

a person who is hired; an employee

Retainverb

(transitive) To keep in possession or use.

Retainverb

(transitive) To keep in one's pay or service.

Retainverb

(transitive) To employ by paying a retainer.

Retainverb

(transitive) To hold secure.

Retainverb

(obsolete) To restrain; to prevent.

Retainverb

(obsolete) To belong; to pertain.

Retainverb

To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to restrain from departure, escape, or the like.

Retainverb

To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.

Retainverb

To restrain; to prevent.

Retainverb

To belong; to pertain.

Retainverb

To keep; to continue; to remain.

Retainverb

hold within;

Retainverb

allow to remain in a place or position;

Retainverb

secure and keep for possible future use or application;

Retainverb

keep in one's mind;