hiring

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of hire

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act by which an employee is hired.

   “hirings and firings”

   “Even the most seasoned analysts of British politics were struck by the brutality of Ms. May’s hirings and firings.”

2. (countable, historical, uncountable)A fair or market where servants were engaged.