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Sacking vs Terminate - What's the difference?

sacking | terminate |

As verbs the difference between sacking and terminate

is that sacking is while terminate is to end, especially in an incomplete state.

As a noun sacking

is (uncountable) cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).

As an adjective terminate is

terminated; limited; bounded; ended.

sacking

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).
  • The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow.
  • (countable) Firing or termination of an employee.
  • He followed his sacking with a good drunk.

    Verb

    (head)
  • terminate

    English

    Verb

    (terminat)
  • To end, especially in an incomplete state.
  • * J. S. Harford
  • To kill.
  • To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
  • Synonyms

    * (to end incompletely) discontinue, stop, break off * (to kill) See also

    Antonyms

    * (to end incompletely) continue

    See also

    * abort

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
  • Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.
  • (label) Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.
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