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sacking

Pronunciation: /ˈsakɪŋ/
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Definition of sacking

noun

  • 1 informal an act of dismissing someone from employment:the offence merited a written warning that could lead to a sacking
  • 2the pillaging of a town or city: Edward took Caen and subjected it to a brutal sacking [mass noun]:the sacking of Camulodunum
  • 3 [mass noun] coarse material for making sacks; sackcloth.

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