de zak geven — meaning in English

English meaning

• sack noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.

Senses

de zak geven is used for these senses in English:

• lay off (transitive, chiefly, US, idiom) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.
• sack (informal, transitive) To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

sack — full definition

1. noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.
2. noun The violent looting and destruction of a captured city or town.
3. noun Informal: dismissal from a job.
4. noun American football: a tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he can pass.
5. verb To dismiss someone from their job; to fire.

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