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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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2025
The National Park Service has since pledged to rehire 7,700 seasonal workers to stabilize park staffing ahead of the busy summer season.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 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
Another 24,000 government employees who were fired as part of the reform effort have since been rehired after a court ruling.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2025
The National Park Service has since pledged to rehire 7,700 seasonal workers to stabilize park staffing ahead of the busy summer season.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 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 1 May. 2025.
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