Mis-hire

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of mishire.; The act of mishiring.

    "We have estimated that the dollar cost of a mis-hire of a secretary in our firm is more than $17,000."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of mishire.; The person who was mishired.

    "If a new employee quickly becomes an obvious mis-hire, that person should be let go while keeping to the letter of the laws on hiring and firing."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of mishire. alt-of, alternative

    "Not only might you mis-hire, but, the legal aspects of these off-handed decisions may prove extremely expensive."

Example

More examples

"We have estimated that the dollar cost of a mis-hire of a secretary in our firm is more than $17,000."

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