hires out

Lets for pay

To hire out is to make someone or something available for temporary paid use.

A person hires out their services as a consultant, or hires out equipment to event planners.

The phrase emphasizes offering rather than seeking: She hires out as a freelance editor.

In older usage, workers might hire themselves out for seasonal labor.

Related

independent contractor · contract · temp agency · day laborer · jobber · gig worker · agreement · payment · terms · negotiation · consultant · conditions · fee structure · service provider · invoice · lender · renter · property manager

Opposites
transactional direction

hires outhires

Brings into employment

rents · leases · employs · takes on · contracts

resource disposition

hires outkeeps

Retains or strongholds

retains · holds back · reserves · withholds · hoards

Family

hire, hires, out, hired, hiring, hirer, hirers, hireling, hirelings

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G