dismissal

noun

dis-ˈmi-səl How to pronounce dismissal (audio)
Definition of dismissalnext
as in firing
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump

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Recent Examples of dismissal As a result, Habib lost 30 days’ pay and was placed on dismissal probation for a year. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 The fallout eventually grew into a $500 million cost overrun, according to the CBC, and led to the resignation of Quebec's minister of cybersecurity and digital technology, the dismissal of SAAQ's CEO's and an anti-corruption investigation. — Komal Goyal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Carver had taken over the municipal judge position after Bivens' dismissal. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Moreover, about half of California’s public safety turnover was due to workers retiring to take their pension benefits, not to resignations or dismissals. — Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dismissal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismissal
  1. firing
  2. furlough
  3. layoff
  4. discharge
Noun
  • Under Bondi and Blanche’s leadership, the department has lost thousands of employees through firings, resignations or voluntary departures.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Part of the process included increasing the duration of the satellite’s thruster burns to get ready for the multi-hour firings needed while grappling the observatory.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of firing
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  • The district plan also contains elements that have to be negotiated with employees, such as unpaid furlough days.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Without those funds, the consequences are midyear layoffs, furlough days, and cuts.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of furlough
Noun
  • That cost millions of layoffs, but helped propel China to overtake Japan as the second-largest economy behind the United States in 2010.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But that line of reasoning did not resonate with the Service Employees International Union, which represents about 6,000 Sharp employees, 81 of whom received layoff notices Tuesday.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of layoff
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  • Driscoll and others involved in the mission worried that something far less dramatic could derail it, such as an accidental weapon discharge, an isolated confrontation with a protester or a guardsman caught on camera behaving poorly.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Symptoms of a wound infection include fever and discoloration or discharge of fluids around the wound as well as pain, redness or swelling, according to the CDC.
    — Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of discharge

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