dismissal
pronunciation
How to pronounce dismissal in British English:
UK [dɪsˈmɪsl]
How to pronounce dismissal in American English:
US [dɪsˈmɪsəl]
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- Noun:
- a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
- official notice that you have been fired from your job
- permission to go; the sending away of someone
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Word Origin
- dismissal (n.)
- 1806, formed on model of refusal, etc., from dismiss + -al (2); replacing earlier dismission (1540s).
Synonym
Example
- 1. After a year , workers in the uk have unfair dismissal rights .
- 2. Fired allows you the satisfaction of suing for wrongful dismissal - very public .
- 3. Resignation or dismissal would not expunge the liabilities ; bonus-repayment would ( and would engender tax relief ) .
- 4. Yet murky business dealings are rarely a cause for dismissal in mr putin 's russia .
- 5. Online , many have demanded the dismissal of the new railway minister , sheng guangzu .