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resignation

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. resignation
2. leaving office
3. leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)

This word means leaving or quitting a company. It can refer to either leaving the office at the end of a workday or formally resigning from a job, so context is important to understand which meaning is intended.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Quitting that company was absolutely the right call!

Sentence 2

Let me ask you something — why would you stay?

Sentence 3

I'm working on the handover documents ahead of my resignation next month.

Sentence 4

On paper, it's recorded as a voluntary resignation.

Sentence 5

Resigning in the middle of an audit response is really not okay!