sacked
v. · adj.-
1 fired from a job (v.) B2 Upper Intermediate British English Informalto be told by your employer that you no longer have a job, usually because you did something wrong.
to be dismissed from employment, typically due to poor performance or misconduct. This usage is transitive and common in British English.
ExampleHe was sacked for arriving late to work three days in a row.
ExampleThe manager was summarily sacked after the internal audit revealed a significant discrepancy in the quarterly accounts.
UsageOften used in the passive voice: 'to be sacked'.
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2 plundered a city (v.) C1 Advanced Literaryto attack a town or city during a war and steal everything valuable.
to plunder or pillage a captured town or city, typically involving widespread theft and destruction by a victorious army.
ExampleThe ancient city was sacked by the invading army and left in ruins.
ExampleHistorical records suggest the capital was sacked with such ferocity that it took nearly a century for the population to return to its former levels.
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3 dismissed from work (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediate British English Informaldescribing someone who has lost their job.
functioning as a predicative adjective to describe the state of being unemployed following a dismissal.
ExampleNow that he is sacked, he has to find a new way to pay his rent.
ExampleThe sacked workers gathered outside the factory gates to protest the sudden closure of the plant without severance pay.