sacked

• Adjektiv, das eine Person beschreibt, die von ihrer Arbeitsstelle entlassen wurde.

An adjective describing someone who has been dismissed from their job.

1. Dismissed from jobB1informalbritish

   Fired or terminated from employment.

   Entlassen

   • He was sacked for repeatedly arriving late.
   • She got sacked after the company downsized.
   • They sacked the manager due to poor performance.

   Synonymecanneddischargeddismissedfiredlaid-offlet goterminated

   Antonymeemployedhired

• Verb, das die Entlassung einer Person aus dem Arbeitsverhältnis bezeichnet oder die Plünderung eines Ortes, besonders im Kriegskontext.

A verb used to indicate the act of dismissing someone from employment, or to plunder or loot a place, especially in a war context.

1. Plunder a town after captureB2formal

   To loot or destroy a captured town or city, typically by an invading army.

   Plündern einer eroberten Stadt

   • The invading army proceeded to sack the city, taking everything of value.
   • Historical records describe how the Vikings would sack coastal villages.
   • The general ordered his troops to sack the town as punishment for resistance.

   Synonymedespoillootmaraudpillageplunderransackravage

2. Terminate employmentB1informal

   To dismiss someone from their job, often abruptly or for cause.

   Entlassen

   • The company decided to sack the manager after the financial scandal.
   • He was sacked for repeatedly arriving late to work.
   • They threatened to sack anyone caught using their phones during shifts.

   Synonymeaxebootcandischargedismissfirelay offlet goterminate

   Antonymeappointemployengagehireretain

3. Make a net profitB2informal

   To earn or gain a certain amount of money as profit, often in a business context.

   einbringen

   • The entrepreneur sacked a tidy sum from the sale of his startup.
   • They managed to sack over a million dollars in the first quarter.
   • After expenses, he still sacked a decent profit from the deal.

   Synonymeclearnet

4. Put in a sackA2formal

   To place items into a bag or sack for storage or transport.

   In einen Sack füllen

   • The farmer sacked the potatoes for market delivery.
   • She sacked the groceries before leaving the store.
   • They sacked the grain to keep it dry during the journey.

   Synonymebagpackpouchsack up

   Antonymedumpemptypourspillunloadunpack

Phrasal-Variantensack outsack up