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give the sack

verb

1 give the sack

Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.

synonyms: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, sack, send away, terminate.

is a specific kind of: remove.

is a broader term that covers: retire | pension off | clean out | furlough, lay off | squeeze out | dismiss, drop, send away, send packing.

is the opposite of: employ, engage, hire.

derivation: discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking | dismissible.

Dutch: ontslaan, wippen

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