απολύω — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
απολύω is used for these senses in English:
- discharge (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- discharge To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- fire (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
- 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.
discharge — full definition
- verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
- verb To fire a weapon, or to release something suddenly, such as a liquid, gas, or electrical charge.
- verb To fulfil or pay off a duty, debt, or obligation.
- noun The act of releasing someone or something, such as a patient, employee, or soldier.
- noun A substance released from the body or another source, such as pus or waste.
fire — full definition
- noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
- noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
- verb To shoot a weapon.
- verb To dismiss someone from their job.
- verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.
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