Overhire
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overhire is a verb meaning (intransitive) To hire too many employees.
Meaning
(intransitive) To hire too many employees.
Example Sentences
“It is now clear to me that we over-hired,” he wrote. A Coinbase spokesman declined to comment.
He borrowed from Sequoia’s presentation and told the staff that Jive needed to conserve cash, make swift and deep cuts and invest based on results instead of ahead of them, as they had when they overhired.
Word Forms
- overhires
- overhiring
- overhired
- over-hire
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mis-hire, misemploy, mishire, malemploy, misstaff, overhandicap.
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