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отста́вка — meaning in English

otstavka

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English meaning

  • dismissal noun The act of firing someone from their job.
  • resignation noun The act of formally giving up a job or position, or the letter announcing it.
  • retirement noun The act of leaving your job or career for good, usually after reaching a certain age.

Senses

отста́вка is used for these senses in English:

  • dismissal Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
  • resignation The act of resigning.
  • retirement The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. [from 17th c.]

dismissal — full definition

  1. noun The act of firing someone from their job.
  2. noun The rejection of a legal case, claim, or idea.

resignation — full definition

  1. noun The act of formally giving up a job or position, or the letter announcing it.
  2. noun A calm, uncomplaining acceptance of something unwanted but unavoidable.

Related Russian words