Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give the sack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
give the -sack
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dismiss from employment

Colloquial; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives the sack (present, singular) giving the sack (participle, present) gave the sack (past) given the sack (participle, past)

Phrases

get the sack

Frequently Paired Words

get the sack

Synonyms

sack fire displace give notice can dismiss give the axe send away force out terminate

Questions

What does give the sack mean?
To dismiss from employment

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