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
Panna	PAWN-naw	Hungarian
Pierce	PEERS	English
Gilberto	jeel-BER-to (Italian), heel-BER-to (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Nikoloz	-	Georgian
Hare	[hɛə]
Lane	[lein]