sacking

(noun) coarse fabric used for bags or sacks. Synonyms: bagging.

(noun) the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). Synonyms: dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack.

(verb) plunder (a town) after capture. Synonyms: sack, plunder. Example: "The barbarians sacked rome."

(verb) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position. Synonyms: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate. Examples: "The boss fired his secretary today." "The company terminated 25% of its workers."

(verb) make as a net profit. Synonyms: net, sack, sack up, clear. Example: "The company cleared $1 million."

(verb) put in a sack. Synonyms: sack. Example: "The grocer sacked the onions."