Hire

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 191

hir, v. t. [hired (hird), hieing.] To procure (the services of another, or a chattel or estate) for Hippopotamus. temporary use, for a compensation; to contract with for wages; to bribe; to grant the use of, for compensation; to let, lease. — n. Price, reward, or compensation for the temporary use of anything; recompense for personal service; wages; salary; pay; a bribe.