she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel
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hire car — /ˈhaɪə ka/ (say huyuh kah) noun a car, usually with driver, available for hire: *In Darwin a couple of planes might be chartered almost as one would ring a hire car in Sydney. –coralie rees, 1953 …
hire car — / haɪə kɑ:/ noun a car which has been rented ● He was driving a hire car when the accident happened … Dictionary of banking and finance
hire car — n. (British) rented car … English contemporary dictionary
hire car — noun Brit. a car that is or may be hired … English new terms dictionary
hire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) use of a car, etc. for payment ADJECTIVE ▪ bicycle, car, equipment, etc. HIRE + NOUN ▪ car ▪ Our hire … Collocations dictionary
hire — I UK [ˈhaɪə(r)] / US [ˈhaɪr] verb Word forms hire : present tense I/you/we/they hire he/she/it hires present participle hiring past tense hired past participle hired ** 1) [transitive] British if you hire something, such as a car, room, or piece… … English dictionary
hire — [[t]ha͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ hires, hiring, hired 1) VERB If you hire someone, you employ them or pay them to do a particular job for you. [V n] Sixteen of the contestants have hired lawyers and are suing the organisers... The rest of the staff have… … English dictionary
hire*/ — [ˈhaɪə] verb I 1) [T] British to pay to use something such as a car or a piece of equipment for a short time You can hire a car at the airport.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to pay someone to work for you Syn: employ I hired someone to paint the house.[/ex] •… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hire — v. & n. v.tr. 1 (often foll. by from) procure the temporary use of (a thing) for an agreed payment (hired a van from them). 2 esp. US employ (a person) for wages or a fee. 3 US borrow (money). n. 1 hiring or being hired. 2 payment for this.… … Useful english dictionary
hire — hiree, n. hirer, n. /huyeur/, v., hired, hiring, n., adj. v.t. 1. to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk. 2. to engage the temporary use of at a set price; rent: to hire a limousine. 3. hire on … Universalium
