"dehire" meaning in English

See dehire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dehires [present, singular, third-person], dehiring [participle, present], dehired [participle, past], dehired [past]
Etymology: de- + hire Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|hire}} de- + hire Head templates: {{en-verb}} dehire (third-person singular simple present dehires, present participle dehiring, simple past and past participle dehired)
  1. (transitive, euphemistic) To terminate the employment of. Tags: euphemistic, transitive Synonyms (terminate employment): decruit
    Sense id: en-dehire-en-verb-vk7aZn8g Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'terminate employment': 57 43
  2. (transitive, UK, India) To terminate use under a lease of. Tags: India, UK, transitive
    Sense id: en-dehire-en-verb-B3TxHkq1 Categories (other): British English, Indian English, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: let go, unhire, lay off

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dehire meaning in English (1.9kB)

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