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Meaning of select out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To fire (an employee).

US, euphemistic, transitive

Examples

“During the past week employees of grade 13 and above in the Agency for International Development, which is seeking legislation to "select out" employees without regard to civil service laws, received invitations.”
“Employees are, of course, never fired. They are selected out, placed out, non-retained, released, dehired, non-renewed.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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