Sacking (Noun)

Meaning 1

The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart).

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

  • The company announced the sacking of the CEO due to poor financial results.
  • The employee received a formal letter confirming their sacking, effective immediately.
  • After 20 years of service, his sacking came as a shock to everyone in the office.
  • She was given the option to resign or face the sacking, but the outcome would be the same either way.
  • The sacking of the entire marketing team was met with outrage and disappointment from the remaining staff.

Synonyms

  • Dismission
  • Firing
  • Dismissal
  • Liberation
  • Discharge
  • Release
  • Sack

Hypernyms

  • Conclusion
  • Termination
  • Ending

Hyponyms

  • Dishonorable Discharge
  • Honorable Discharge
  • Superannuation
  • Conge
  • Removal
  • Congee
  • Deactivation
  • Section Eight
  • Inactivation

Related Words

  • Sack (verb)

Meaning 2

Coarse fabric used for bags or sacks.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • The store sold rolls of sacking for customers to use as garden covers or drop cloths.
  • She used a piece of old sacking to make a rustic tablecloth for the outdoor wedding.
  • The janitorial supplies included large pieces of sacking for cleaning up spills and protecting furniture.
  • He repurposed an old flour sack made of sacking into a reusable tote bag for grocery shopping.
  • Farmers covered their freshly harvested potatoes in layers of sacking to protect them from light and moisture.

Synonyms

  • Bagging

Hypernyms

  • Textile
  • Material
  • Cloth

Hyponyms

  • Gunny
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