sacking
noun /ˈsækɪŋ/
/ˈsækɪŋ/
- [countable] an act of sacking somebody (= dismissing them from their job)
- A council chief faced calls for his sacking yesterday over allegations that he had accepted bribes.
- (also sackcloth)[uncountable] a type of rough cloth made from jute, etc., used for making sacks