be dismissed, to be officially told to leave a job, usually because of poor performance or misconduct (standard), be terminated, to have employment formally ended by the employer (standard), be let go, to lose a job, often expressed in a softer or less direct way (standard), be made redundant, to lose a job because the position is no longer needed (standard), get laid off, to lose a job because the company needs to reduce staff (slightly informal), get sacked, to be forced to leave a job, usually for a negative reason (slightly informal), receive a pink slip, to be officially informed that employment has ended (slightly informal), get fired, to be forced to leave a job because of poor performance or wrongdoing (informal), get canned, to suddenly lose a job, often in an abrupt way (informal), get the axe, to be removed from a job quickly or without warning (informal)

C1 WORK (SYNONYMS)

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