The process of employing someone for wages or recruiting new employees for an organization. It involves evaluating candidates and selecting suitable individuals for job positions.
From Old English 'hyrian' meaning to engage for service or wages. The word evolved from the concept of temporary service or rental to its modern meaning of employment, maintaining the core idea of payment for services.
The word 'hiring' originally meant renting or leasing anything - you could hire a horse, a room, or a person's services, which explains why we still 'hire' cars in British English while Americans 'rent' them!
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