dismissal

dismissal

noun

Definition of DISMISSAL

the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily <numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump>

Synonyms ax (or axe), discharge, dismissal, furlough, redundancy [chiefly British]

Related Words pink slip; bird [chiefly British], boot, bum's rush, downsizing, firing, heave-ho, sack; closing, shutdown; shakeout, shake-up

Near Antonyms callback, recall, reemployment, rehire, rehiring