увольня́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
• dismiss verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
• fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
• sack noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.

Senses

увольня́ть is used for these senses in English:

• discharge To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
• dismiss (transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
• downsize (transitive, euphemistic) To terminate the employment of.
• 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

1. verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
2. verb To fire a weapon, or to release something suddenly, such as a liquid, gas, or electrical charge.
3. verb To fulfil or pay off a duty, debt, or obligation.
4. noun The act of releasing someone or something, such as a patient, employee, or soldier.
5. noun A substance released from the body or another source, such as pus or waste.

dismiss — full definition

1. verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
2. verb To refuse to take something seriously or to consider it worth thinking about.
3. verb To tell someone they are free to leave.

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