Firing

  • 1Firing — refers to a decision made by an employer to terminate employment. Though such a decision can be made by an employer for a variety of reasons, ranging from an economic downturn to performance related problems on the part of the employee, being… …

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  • 2firing — fir‧ing [ˈfaɪərɪŋ ǁ ˈfaɪr ] noun HUMAN RESOURCES hiring and firing the process of employing people and dismissing them from employment, often with very little time in between: • I m not responsible for the hiring and firing of staff. * * * firing …

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  • 3Firing — Fir ing, n. 1. The act of discharging firearms. [1913 Webster] 2. The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it. Knight. [1913 Webster] 3. The application of fire, or of a cautery. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 4. The process of partly …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4firing — index arson, discharge (dismissal), discharge (shot), dismissal (discharge), layoff, rejection …

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  • 5firing —  Firing  Обжиг   Высокотемпературная обработка керамики, повышающая плотность и прочность изделий …

    Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.

  • 6firing — [fīr′iŋ] n. 1. the application of heat to harden or glaze pottery 2. the stoking of a fire, furnace, etc. 3. the shooting of firearms, etc. 4. fuel for a fire ☆ 5. the scorching of plants, as from heat, drought, or disease …

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  • 7firing — n. 1 the discharging of guns. 2 material for a fire, fuel. 3 the heating process which hardens clay into pottery etc. Phrases and idioms: firing line 1 the front line in a battle. 2 the leading part in an activity etc. firing party a group… …

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  • 8firing — noun Firing is used before these nouns: ↑line, ↑mechanism, ↑offence, ↑range, ↑squad …

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  • 9firing — n. 1. Kindling, setting on fire. 2. Discharge (of guns), firing off. 3. Fuel, something to burn. 4. Cautery …

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  • 10firing — išdegimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. burning off; firing vok. Abbrand, m; Einbrennen, n rus. вжигание, n; выгорание, n pranc. brûlure, f …

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