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resign
verb [I or T] /rɪˈzaɪn/Definition
B2 to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving: He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job. She resigned as director. She resigned the directorship.Retiring and resigning from work › In the game of chess, you resign when you cannot see any way to avoid being beaten: Timman resigned a hopeless position. After she had taken my rook, there was nothing I could really do except resign.Chess
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Synonyms and related words:
- abdicate verb (KING/QUEEN)
- attrition noun
- bow out phrasal verb
- chuck sth in phrasal verb
- departure noun (LEAVING)
- golden handshake noun
- golden parachute noun
- leave the field clear for sb idiom
- natural wastage noun
- outgoing adjective (LEAVING)
- pension noun
- redundancy payment noun
- resignation noun (JOB)
- retire verb (STOP WORKING)
- retired adjective
- retiree noun
- retirement noun
- retiring adjective (STOP WORKING)
- stand aside phrasal verb
- turnover noun (EMPLOYEES)
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