To engage the services of (a person) for a fee; employ, To grant the services of or the temporary use of for a fee, To obtain work, transitive verb_ To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages, To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person, for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time, verb_ engage for service under a term of contract, engage or hire for work, hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services, noun_ Payment for services; wages, Payment for the use of something