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Default hire and rent

Hello...........

what is the difference between hire and rent ?

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Old 10-Feb-2005, 03:42
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Default Re: hire and rent

Often very little- you can hire or rent a car. Rent is used for houses. You can hire people, not rent them. Hire is often used when it is short-term.
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