Definitions for sacking

Overview of noun sacking

The noun sacking has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. sacking, bagging

(coarse fabric used for bags or sacks)

2. dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking

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

Overview of verb sack

The verb sack has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) sack, plunder

(plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome")

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

(terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers")

3. net, sack, sack up, clear

(make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million")

4. sack

(put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions")