"prehire" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: pre-hire [alternative]
Etymology: From pre- + hire. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|hire}} pre- + hire Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prehire (not comparable)
  1. Occurring before an employee is hired. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prehire-en-adj-qdqcCb5k
  2. (of a collective-bargaining agreement) Whereby an employer (usually in the construction industry) agrees to draw its workforce from a pool of employees dispatched by a labour union. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prehire-en-adj-TIGRho7X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: prehiring, pre-hiring
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