hire car
Definition
- Noun:
- A car that is rented or leased for a temporary period, typically for a fee. It is a vehicle provided by a company (a rental agency) for short-term use by customers.
Usage
- The term "hire car" is used to specify a car obtained through a rental agreement. It is commonly used in travel contexts, such as at airports, train stations, or in cities.
- It functions as a countable noun (e.g., , ).
Examples
- Noun:
- For our road trip, we booked a hire car online before arriving.
- The most convenient option was to get a hire car at the station.
- All hire cars from this agency include full insurance coverage.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in official or formal contexts related to travel and transportation.
- It can be part of compound nouns specifying the service, such as "hire car desk" or "hire car company."
Variants and Related Words
- Rental car (noun): A more common synonym in American English, with identical meaning.
- Car hire (noun): The service or act of renting a car (e.g., "We arranged car hire for the week."). Note: "Car hire" is the service; a "hire car" is the vehicle itself.
- Hire (verb): To obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment.
Synonyms
- Rental car
- Rented car
Related Phrases
- To pick up a hire car: To collect the rented vehicle from the rental location.
- We will pick up the hire car after we land.
- To drop off a hire car: To return the rented vehicle to the rental location.
- Please drop off the hire car with a full tank of fuel.
Noun
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a rented car
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she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel
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