sackings

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of dismissing or discharging someone from a job.

  - "The company had to make mass sackings due to financial losses."
  - "After the scandal, several high-ranking officials were sackings from their positions."

• Noun

  The act of taking possession of something, especially a fortified place, by force.

  - "The enemy soldiers launched a surprise sackings of the city."
  - "The pirates carried out a successful sackings of the merchant ship."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sackings
bagging , lagging , dragging , flagging

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Variants

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sacking , sackings

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Etymology

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Originally derived from the Old English word 'sacan' meaning 'to take', and the suffix '-ing' to denote the gerund or present participle form.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'sackings' was commonly used during the Industrial Revolution to refer to the mass dismissal of workers.

2. In chess, 'sackings' refers to the act of sacrificing a large number of pieces to gain a decisive advantage.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dismissal: The formal act of ending an employment contract.

2. Conquest: The successful taking of a fortified place or territory.

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Culture

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In literature, 'sackings' has been used to describe the fall of cities or the dismissal of employees. In art, it has been depicted in paintings and sculptures to convey the idea of conquest or termination.

How to Memorize "sackings"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person being let go from a job or imagine a city being taken over by an enemy army.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sackings' with the idea of dismissal or conquest.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sackings = Dismissals or Conquests' to remember the meaning of the word.

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