pink slip n. Informal A notice of termination of employment.
pink′-slip′ v.
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pink-slip vb (
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(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) informal US to give (an employee) a notice of redundancy
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pink-slip Past participle: pink-slippedGerund: pink-slippingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative pink-slip pink-slip
Present I pink-slip you pink-slip he/she/it pink-slips we pink-slip you pink-slip they pink-slip
Preterite I pink-slipped you pink-slipped he/she/it pink-slipped we pink-slipped you pink-slipped they pink-slipped
Present Continuous I am pink-slipping you are pink-slipping he/she/it is pink-slipping we are pink-slipping you are pink-slipping they are pink-slipping
Present Perfect I have pink-slipped you have pink-slipped he/she/it has pink-slipped we have pink-slipped you have pink-slipped they have pink-slipped
Past Continuous I was pink-slipping you were pink-slipping he/she/it was pink-slipping we were pink-slipping you were pink-slipping they were pink-slipping
Past Perfect I had pink-slipped you had pink-slipped he/she/it had pink-slipped we had pink-slipped you had pink-slipped they had pink-slipped
Future I will pink-slip you will pink-slip he/she/it will pink-slip we will pink-slip you will pink-slip they will pink-slip
Future Perfect I will have pink-slipped you will have pink-slipped he/she/it will have pink-slipped we will have pink-slipped you will have pink-slipped they will have pink-slipped
Future Continuous I will be pink-slipping you will be pink-slipping he/she/it will be pink-slipping we will be pink-slipping you will be pink-slipping they will be pink-slipping
Present Perfect Continuous I have been pink-slipping you have been pink-slipping he/she/it has been pink-slipping we have been pink-slipping you have been pink-slipping they have been pink-slipping
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been pink-slipping you will have been pink-slipping he/she/it will have been pink-slipping we will have been pink-slipping you will have been pink-slipping they will have been pink-slipping
Past Perfect Continuous I had been pink-slipping you had been pink-slipping he/she/it had been pink-slipping we had been pink-slipping you had been pink-slipping they had been pink-slipping
Conditional I would pink-slip you would pink-slip he/she/it would pink-slip we would pink-slip you would pink-slip they would pink-slip
Past Conditional I would have pink-slipped you would have pink-slipped he/she/it would have pink-slipped we would have pink-slipped you would have pink-slipped they would have pink-slipped
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pink-slip verb Informal. To end the employment or service of:
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