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Word: Hire Car

Definition: A "hire car" is a car that you rent for a short period of time. People usually hire cars when they travel to a new place and need a vehicle to get around.

Usage Instructions: You can use "hire car" when talking about renting a vehicle, especially while traveling. It is commonly used in British English. In American English, people often say "rental car."

Example Sentence: She picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel.

Advanced Usage:

In a business context, you might say, "The company arranged for a hire car to be available for the client’s visit."

Word Variants:

• Hire (verb): To rent something. For example, "I will hire a car for the weekend."
• Car Rental (noun): Another term for hire car, more commonly used in American English.

Different Meanings:

• Hire (verb): Besides renting, it can also mean to employ someone for a job. For example, "They decided to hire a new teacher."

Synonyms:

• Rental car (more common in American English)
• Rented vehicle
• Lease car (though this typically refers to a longer-term arrangement)

Related Idioms/Phrases:

• "Hit the road" – This means to start a journey, often used when you have a vehicle ready, like a hire car.
• "Take for a spin" – This means to drive a vehicle, often used when testing or enjoying a ride, like in a hire car.

Phrasal Verb:

• "Pick up" – To collect someone or something, often used when you go to get your hire car.

Academic

Noun

1. a rented car
   • she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel

Synonyms

• car rental
• rent-a-car
• self-drive
• u-drive
• you-drive