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
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Dishonorable Discharge
- Honorable Discharge
- Superannuation
- Conge
- Removal
- Congee
- Deactivation
- Section Eight
- Inactivation
Related Words
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.