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Prefire vs Prehire - What's the difference?

prefire | prehire |

As adjectives the difference between prefire and prehire

is that prefire is before the occurrence of a fire while prehire is occurring before an employee is hired.

prefire

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Before the occurrence of a fire.
  • * 2007 , Francis L. Brannigan, Glenn P. Corbett, Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service (page 6)
  • Francis Brannigan's great interest in prefire planning was forced by necessity. All of a sudden, as a naval officer, he had responsibilities for lives and property for which he was totally unprepared.

    prehire

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pre-hire

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Occurring before an employee is hired.
  • (of a collective-bargaining agreement) Whereby an employer (usually in the construction industry) agrees to draw its workforce from a pool of employees dispatched by a labour union.