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destituir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cashier noun Someone who handles payments at a till, shop, or bank.
  • destitute adjective Completely without money or the basic means to live; extremely poor.
  • oust verb To force someone out of a position of power or place, often against their will.
  • terminate verb To bring something to an end.

Senses

destituir is used for these senses in English:

  • cashier (transitive, now, _, rare) To dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.
  • destitute (transitive) To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.
  • 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.
  • oust (transitive) To expel; to remove.

cashier — full definition

  1. noun Someone who handles payments at a till, shop, or bank.
  2. verb To formally dismiss someone, especially a military officer, from their position in disgrace.

destitute — full definition

  1. adjective Completely without money or the basic means to live; extremely poor.
  2. adjective Entirely lacking something needed or expected.

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