27.3. gy. TOP 3000 (példák)

fire verb /faɪər/ 2 kirúg vkit (a munkahelyéről) [T often passive] (informal)

She was fired after she was caught stealing from her employer.

He was fired from his last job for poor performance.

She has just been fired as editor of the newspaper.

quit verb /kwɪt/ *(quitting, quit, quit) 1 otthagy (munkahelyet); távozik (munkahelyről) [I or T]

I hated the work so much that I quit.

Would you quit your job if you inherited lots of money?

retire verb /rɪˈtaɪər/ [I] nyugdíjba megy; visszavonul (állásból/tisztségből)

She retired from the company in 2007.

He is due to retire as chief executive next year.

retirement noun /rɪˈtaɪə.mənt/ [C or U] 1 nyugdíjazás; visszavonulás

Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early retirement.

What is the normal retirement age in this country?

salary noun /ˈsæl.ər.i/ [C or U] (havi fix) fizetés

an annual salary of £20 000

His net monthly salary is £1500.

She's on quite a good/decent salary in her present job.

He took a drop in salary when he changed jobs.

a 10% salary increase

strike noun /straɪk/ [C or U] sztrájk

The city's bus drivers have been on strike for three weeks.

a teachers' strike

wage noun /weɪdʒ/ [no plural] also: wages bér, munkabér, fizetés

weekly wages

He earns/gets good wages at the factory.

a very low/high wage

the minimum wage

an hourly/daily/weekly wage

gross adjective /grəʊs/ 1 bruttó, nyers (levonások nélküli összeg)

gross earnings/profit

Phrasal verbs:

lay off ↔ sb /leɪ/ elbocsát (munkahelyről)

Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.

step down /step/ lemond (egy fontos állásból/pozícióból)

He stepped down as manager of the Italian team.