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give notice
1. To inform one's employer of one's resignation. In this usage, a possessive pronoun is often used between "give" and "notice." I just gave my notice, so I'm officially leaving in two weeks. You can just walk outyou have to at least give notice!2. To alert one to something. I think your teacher would have been more understanding if you had given notice of this printing issue in advance.See also: give, noticegive [one's] notice
to formally tell one's employer that one is quitting one's job. Did you hear that James is leaving? He gave his notice yesterday. Lisa gave notice today. She got a job offer from another company.See also: give, noticegive notice
1. Inform or warn someone of something, as in He's prompt about giving us notice of any discrepancy in the accounts. [Late 1500s]
2. Tell one's employer one is quitting, as in Our housekeeper gave notice last week. This usage, first recorded in 1765, originally alluded to any kind of termination, such as a housing lease, but today is most often used for leaving employment. See also: give, notice
- send in [one's] papers
- send in your papers
- get [one's] pink slip
- no one will be [any] the wiser
- at short notice
- hand in [one's] notice
- come to [one's] notice
- escape [one's] notice
- escape notice
- escape somebody's notice