re·hire
(ˌ)rē-ˈhī(-ə)r 
rehired; rehiring
: to hire (someone) back into the same company or job
Her MO: She would simply quit, only to be rehired with her demands met.—
Lorraine Ali
Lorraine AliNineteen employees in the front office were let go; some of those people have been rehired on a contract basis to do the same jobs.—Tim Kurkjian
Tim Kurkjian
re·hire
ˈrē-ˌhī(-ə)r
plural rehires
1
: a person who has been rehired
Whether the employee is a new hire or a rehire is not relevant for processing the payroll.—Vicki M. Lambert
Vicki M. Lambert2
: the act of rehiring a former employee or group of employees
The company has no plans for a rehire.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
The seven salespeople will be rehired for the new location, said Gabbay, who noted that the staff is currently taking jobs temporarily until Off-White opens up.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Roughly 200,000 dismissals were mentioned, but there have also been some rehires of critical workers as well as a few reversals by courts.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to halt a lower court order that required six federal agencies to rehire more than 16,000 probationary workers who had been fired.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
The seven salespeople will be rehired for the new location, said Gabbay, who noted that the staff is currently taking jobs temporarily until Off-White opens up.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
There were no specific figures as to how many of those rehires were for the Forest Service.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Roughly 200,000 dismissals were mentioned, but there have also been some rehires of critical workers as well as a few reversals by courts.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Rehire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehire. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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