Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-hire
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fire; to terminate the employment of (somebody previously hired).

Transitive verb

Etymology

From un- + hire.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unhires (present, singular) unhiring (participle, present) unhired (participle, past) unhired (past)

Synonyms

decruit dehire let go

Questions

What does unhire mean?
To fire; to terminate the employment of (somebody previously hired).
Where does unhire come from?
From un- + hire.

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