Give Notice (Verb)
Meaning 1
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The teacher had to give notice to the school administration before quitting her job.
- The company was forced to give notice to hundreds of employees due to financial difficulties.
- After receiving complaints about her behavior, the manager was asked to give notice by the board of directors.
- The government gave notice to the private contractor that their services would no longer be required.
- The employee was required to give notice two weeks prior to leaving her position as per company policy.
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Meaning 2
Inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The employee gave notice to her manager that she would be resigning in two weeks.
- The university gave notice to students that the semester would be extended due to exams.
- The landlord gave notice to the tenant that the rent would be increased starting next month.
- The company gave notice to its employees that the office would be closed for renovations.
- The airline gave notice to passengers that the flight had been cancelled due to bad weather.