Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dehire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-hire
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To terminate the employment of.

Transitive verb

verb

To terminate use under a lease of.

Indian usage; British usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + hire.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dehires (present, singular) dehiring (participle, present) dehired (participle, past) dehired (past)

Synonyms

decruit let go unhire

Questions

What does dehire mean?
To terminate the employment of.
Where does dehire come from?
From de- + hire.

How to pronounce dehire

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