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Idiom

give notice

Meaning

To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I plan to give notice at my job next week.”

“She decided to give notice after finding a better opportunity at a different company.”

“After years of loyal service, he felt it was finally time to give notice and pursue his long-held dream of traveling the world.”

Examples

simple

“I plan to give notice at my job next week.”

contextual

“She decided to give notice after finding a better opportunity at a different company.”

complex

“After years of loyal service, he felt it was finally time to give notice and pursue his long-held dream of traveling the world.”

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