[ams6110]

Yes. To hire is "to employ for wages" according to Apple's Dictionary app. Or if you take the British meaning (mostly the same as the American meaning of the word "rent") to obtain use for payment.

[jaggederest]

> Or if you take the British meaning (mostly the same as the American meaning of the word "rent") to obtain use for payment.

It's the same as the american meaning. To hire is to obtain for payment - whether it is labor or machinery.