not for hire

[of a taxi] not available to take new passengers. The taxi was going to pick someone up at a nearby hotel and was not for hire. The taxi had a lighted sign that said it was not for hire.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hyacinthe	-	French
Fernando	fer-NAHN-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Jeltje	YEL-tyə (Dutch)	Frisian, Dutch
Eligiusz	e-LEEG-yuwsh	Polish
Saxon	SAK-sən	English (Rare)
Attlee	['ætli]