Hire
Hire noun - The state of being provided with a paying job.
Paying
Paying noun - The act of offering money in exchange for goods or services.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- To get out of paying what he owes, the crew intends to travel back in time to the 1880s to hire Daniel Webster to represent him.
Source: Jury of the Damned - Pembrook was glad to hire him again, explaining to him that younger men with his skills - whatever they are - wouldn't do his job for less than ten times what they had been paying him.
Source: George Jetson Job Security -
The Man: Mentioned by name in one episode where Trent and Jane hire some contractors to repair their collapsed gazebo, but instead of working they're just sitting around drinking:Trent: Um...what am I paying you for?
Source: Western Animation / Daria
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