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απόλυση — meaning in English

apolysi

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English meaning

  • chop noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
  • deposition noun The formal removal of someone from a position of power or office.
  • discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  • dismissal noun The act of firing someone from their job.
  • sack noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.
  • termination noun The act of ending something, or the state of having ended.

Senses

απόλυση is used for these senses in English:

  • chop (informal, with "the") Termination, especially from employment; the sack.
  • deposition The removal of someone from office.
  • discharge The act of expelling or letting go.
  • dismissal Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
  • sack (informal) Dismissal from employment, or discharge from a position.
  • termination The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.

chop — full definition

  1. noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
  2. noun A short, sharp strike, especially with the side of the hand or with a blade.
  3. noun Rough, choppy waves on the water, usually caused by wind.
  4. verb To cut something into pieces with quick, forceful strokes.
  5. noun Informal: dismissal from a job ("the chop").

deposition — full definition

  1. noun The formal removal of someone from a position of power or office.
  2. noun A formal, sworn statement of testimony given outside a courtroom, usually during legal proceedings.
  3. noun The natural process by which material such as sediment, snow, or frost settles or builds up somewhere.

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