Hire and Keep

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Hire

Hire verb - To take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum.
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Keep is an antonym for hire in use topic.
Nearby Words: hireling, hired, hiring, hirer

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Synonyms for Keep
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Hire is an antonym for keep.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper
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How words are described

usual usual hire usual keep
complete complete hire complete keep

Common collocations

man hire man keep man
people hire people keep people
company hire company keep company
someone hire someone keep someone
Other words: team, time, characters, money, ship, anyone, players.

Both words in one sentence

  • Dump Stat In earlier editions, Charisma was needed to hire and keep the henchmen that were helpful for survival at lower levels — not much use after that except improving NPC relations.
    Source: Dump Stat
  • After an assassination attempt (a surprisingly violent one), they hire a bodyguard to help keep her safe, Abigail "Abby" Normal, who eventually begins to fit in like a family member.
    Source: Fanfic Recs / Kim Possible
  • Also keep in mind that there is a character in Fallout 1 named after him, so it isn't like he was a new hire for Fallout 2.
    Source: My Real Daddy
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