Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hire \Hire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hired} (h[imac]rd); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Hiring}.] [OE. hiren, huren, AS. h[=y]rian; akin to
   D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra. See {Hire}, n.]
   1. To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person,
      for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to
      purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as,
      to hire a farm for a year; to hire money.

   2. To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of
      (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as,
      to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate.

   3. To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage
      to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; --
      now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has
      hired out his horse, or his time.

            They . . . have hired out themselves for bread. --1
                                                  Sam. ii. 5.

Source : WordNet®

hired
     adj 1: having services engaged for a fee; "hired hands"; "a hired
            gun"
     2: hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of
        travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses
        arrived on time" [syn: {chartered}, {leased}] [ant: {unchartered}]