resignation
US /ˌrɛzəɡˈneɪʃən/
noun Target · B2 Nhân sự
Definition
acceptance of despair
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The manager submitted his resignation letter to the director on Monday morning.
Word Family
Synonyms
- departurethe act of departing
- stepping downhaving a meaning similar to resignation
- retirementthe state of being retired from one's business or occupation
Collocations
- Easy letter of resignationto letter of resignation, meaning to win an athletic letter
- Medium tender formal resignation to the boardto tender formal resignation to the board, meaning to offer or present for acceptance
- Hard prompt a wave of senior executive resignationsto prompt a wave of senior executive resignations, meaning to give an incentive for action
- Very Hard accept crushing defeat with quiet resignationto accept crushing defeat with quiet resignation, meaning to consider or hold as true
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