verb
grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee
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We rent out our apartment to tourists every year
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He hired himself out as a cook
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Somebody ——s something to somebody
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hire out [phrasal verb]
1 hire out (something) or hire (something) out chiefly Brit : to allow someone to use (something) in exchange for money
The hotel hires out [=rents out] boats to guests.
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.
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Main Entry: ↑hire
Useful english dictionary. 2012.