sackingnoun
uk/ˈsæk.ɪŋ/us/ˈsæk.ɪŋ/sacking noun (OF EMPLOYEE)
[ C ] UK an act of removing someone from a job:
Mr Ali said the sackings would save the company about $40 million a year.
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Firing staff
- axe
- be out on your ear idiom
- chop
- constructive dismissal
- defrock
- delayering
- furlough
- get the push idiom
- give sb the heave-ho idiom
- grass
- heave-ho
- invalid sb out
- pension
- relieve
- relieve sb of sth
- removal
- remove
- retire
- sack
- shakeout
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sacking noun (ATTACK)
[ C ] an attack on a building or town in which a lot of destruction is caused and many valuable things are stolen:
the sacking of Rome
Synonym
sack
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Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- fall in
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- teardown
- wipe
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Attacking & invading
sacking noun (MATERIAL)
[ U ] the thick, rough material used to make sacks (= large strong bags)
Synonym
sackcloth
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Textiles made from natural fibres
- burlap
- calico
- camel
- canvas
- cashmere
- fishnet
- flannelette
- flax
- fustian
- georgette
- lambswool
- moleskin
- muslin
- netting
- oilskin
- pinstripe
- sealskin
- twill
- velvet
- worsted
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