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Terminated vs Fired - What's the difference?

terminated | fired |

As verbs the difference between terminated and fired

is that terminated is (terminate) while fired is (fire).

As an adjective fired is

let go from a job.

terminated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (terminate)

  • 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.
  • References

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    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs ----

    fired

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • let go from a job
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (fire)
  • Anagrams

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