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pink slip

1

noun

  1. notice of dismissal from one's job.



pink-slip

2

[pingk-slip]

verb (used with object)

pink-slipped, pink-slipping 
  1. to dismiss from a job.

    He will be pink-slipped next month.

pink slip

noun

  1. informala notice of redundancy issued to an employee

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pink slip1

First recorded in 1910–15

Origin of pink slip2

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

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Workers posted about their pink slips on the social network, letting hiring managers and recruiters know that they were open to work.

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Due to recent cuts and threats, nearly 1000 Head Start employees in California have already received pink slips, Ahrens said.

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“I don’t want to see thousands and thousands of pink slips go out. I don’t want to see disruption in the system,” he said.

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“It’s more of a warning than a pink slip,” Ms. Greene told reporters on the steps of the Capitol.

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Both companies, along with other cannabis producers, have also given out pink slips to thousands of workers in an effort to cut costs as they continue to generate little to no profit.

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