terminationnoun
uk/ˌtɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌtɝː.məˈneɪ.ʃən/termination noun (ENDING)
[ U ] formal the act of ending something or the end of something:
The termination of the bus service was a severe blow to many villagers.
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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
- sacking
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Ends and endings
termination noun (ABORTION)
[ C or U ] specialized medical the intentional ending of a pregnancy, usually by a medical operation
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Obstetrics: pregnancy
- anti-choice
- artificial insemination
- backstreet abortion
- carry
- child
- ectopic pregnancy
- embryo
- embryonic
- expect
- family
- fruitful
- full-term
- have a bun in the oven idiom
- IVF
- late-term
- pro-choice
- pro-life
- surrogacy
- trimester
- trouble
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