Phrase guide
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verb
To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, notice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
inform (somebody) of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: advise, notify, send word, apprise, apprize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inform
verb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: displace, fire, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove
Narrower terms: retire, pension off, clean out, furlough, lay off, squeeze out, dismiss, send packing, send away, drop
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
