The difference between Employ and Hire

When used as nouns, employ means the state of being an employee, whereas hire means payment for the temporary use of something.

When used as verbs, employ means to hire (somebody for work or a job), whereas hire means to obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

check bellow for the other definitions of Employ and Hire

  1. Employ as a noun:

    The state of being an employee; employment.

    Examples:

    "The school district has six thousand teachers in its employ."

  1. Employ as a verb:

    To hire (somebody for work or a job).

    Examples:

    "Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."

  2. Employ as a verb:

    To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).

    Examples:

    "The burglar employed a jemmy to get in."

  3. Employ as a verb:

    To make busy.

  1. Hire as a noun:

    Payment for the temporary use of something.

    Examples:

    "The sign offered pedalos on hire."

  2. Hire as a noun (obsolete):

    Reward, payment.

  3. Hire as a noun:

    The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.

    Examples:

    "When my grandfather retired, he had over twenty mechanics in his hire."

  4. Hire as a noun:

    A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.

    Examples:

    "We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires."

  1. Hire as a verb (transitive):

    To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.

    Examples:

    "We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down."

  2. Hire as a verb (transitive):

    To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

    Examples:

    "The company had problems when it tried to hire more skilled workers."

  3. Hire as a verb (transitive):

    To exchange the services of for remuneration.

    Examples:

    "They hired themselves out as day laborers.  They hired out their basement for Inauguration week."

  4. Hire as a verb (transitive):

    To accomplish by paying for services.

    Examples:

    "After waiting two years for her husband to finish the tiling, she decided to hire it done."

  5. Hire as a verb (intransitive):

    To accept employment.

    Examples:

    "They hired out as day laborers."

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