to dismiss someone from their job; = SACK:
• Lee Iacocca worked his way up to the presidency of Ford Motor Company, from which he was abruptly fired by Henry Ford II.
• The government aimed to sell off state assets and fire about 80,000 workers.
fire somebody for something
• The airline fired him for being drunk.
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fire UK US /faɪər/ verb [T] (UK ALSO sack)
► HR to make someone leave their job, especially because they have done something wrong: fire sb for sth »
He was told that he was being fired for revealing confidential information.
be fired from sth »She was fired from her job because of poor attendance.
»The problem for City Council is that we do not have the authority to hire and fire employees.
Financial and business terms. 2012.