Idiom
serve notice
Meaning
To fire; to terminate one's employment or formal association.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The manager served notice to the lazy employee today.”
“After the company lost its biggest client, the director had to serve notice to several members of the sales team.”
“The board of directors decided to serve notice to the chief executive, citing a long history of poor financial performance and failed strategic initiatives.”
Examples
simple
“The manager served notice to the lazy employee today.”
contextual
“After the company lost its biggest client, the director had to serve notice to several members of the sales team.”
complex
“The board of directors decided to serve notice to the chief executive, citing a long history of poor financial performance and failed strategic initiatives.”
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