| fire(verb, hold, keep, yield, surrender) | |
| dismiss(verb, accept, remove, responsibility, begin) | |
| ignore(verb, yield, surrender) | |
| unemployment | |
| unemploy(verb, yield, surrender) | |
| can(verb, fire) | |
| discharge(verb, hold, keep, dismiss) | |
| misuse(noun, verb, yield, surrender) | |
| sack(verb, remove) | |
| terminate(verb, hold, accept, keep, start) | |
| lay off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, yield) | |
| force out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep) | |
| let go(verb, expression, idiom, yield, surrender) | |
| boot | |
| dissolve(verb, hold, open, rise) | |
| eject(hold, keep) | |
| lose(verb, discharge) | |
| push aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep) | |
| shun(verb, yield, surrender) | |
| give notice(expression, idiom) |
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