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HEYE-uh-kah/ˈhaɪə kɑː/

A hire car (id: hire-car) is a car you pay to use for a short time (UK). US rental car. Collect / pick up a hire car; drop it off. Hire is the usual UK verb (hire a car); rent is understood and more US. Countable.

Meaning

A car you pay to use for a short time (UK; US rental car).

Examples

• “We picked the hire car up at the airport and drove to the B and B.”
• “The hire car was a smaller model than we booked, but it was easier to park.”
• “Insurance on the hire car cost extra at the desk, which was annoying.”

Good to know

a hire car (UK). US: a rental car. UK verb: hire a car. pick up / drop off a hire car.

Near in meaning

rental car

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