firing
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈfaɪərɪŋ/
- Informal
- The company announced a wave of firings due to budget cuts.
- hirings and firings
- staff firings
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Watch on YouTubeHow could we then accept those cries for his firing as having legitimacy?
- How could we then accept those cries for his firing as having legitimacy?
- That's how you'd start large mass firing across the board.
- I have, I have literally lost every job to a firing that I ever had.
- And now we've had our first Trump firing.
- I guess that threat of firing backfired.
Examples
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The courts, however, upheld the constitutionally guaranteed job stability of those affected, so the number of firings never surpassed one hundred thousand.
Academic text (1998) -
The extent of the damage means it may take weeks for the underlying trend in firings to again become clear.
Blog text (25) -
Now, this is going to mean massive firings.
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I'm wondering if there will be a wave of firings after these laws take effect!
Blog text (24) -
There are going to have to be a lot of firings after Romney takes office.
Blog text (17) -
Already, the ACLU had gone to court to challenge the firings.
Fiction book (2001) -
Hey Jane, I find it amazing that the teacher firings in Rhode Island are not getting much coverage.
Blog text (4) -
After all, Romney did have massive firings of teachers throughout Massachusetts.
Blog text (14) -
The downsizings and mass firings after the dot-com bubble deflated left many engineers feeling vulnerable.
Academic text (2004) -
And while the prudent thing might be to confer with counsel on possible legal ramifications, the reality is that firings, like hirings, generally are accepted as part of the routine fabric of corporate operations.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
102
2.6
An event when a company ends someone's job because of money problems, not because they did a bad job
68
5.2
The official release from a job, duty, or service
63
4.7
The act of ending something, like a job or contract
51
3.3
To remove someone from their job against their will
44
6.9
An end to a connection between people or groups
35
3.4
Taking someone out of an official job because they did something wrong
16
7.4
Removing someone from a place like a home by force or law
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4.2
The act of ending someone's job
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4.0
A written notice telling a worker they have lost their job
5
3.8
The act of ending a person's job, for example by firing
3
3.7
A situation when someone loses their job
1
4.4
Losing a job because you are fired
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7.0
To remove someone from a job or role, often by force
1
4.0
The act of forcing someone to leave a place or group
1
8.1
The official act of removing someone from a job or position
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
33
6.8
A group of soldiers ordered to shoot and kill someone or to fire a military salute
- Specialized
8
6.8
A small metal part inside a gun that hits the cartridge to start the bullet moving
- Literature
3
8.8
A situation where group members blame or attack each other and harm the group's chances
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Firing for losing a job is often remembered like being 'fired', a sudden action that sends you away. So firing means the act of 'dismissing someone'.