Main entry: send word, advise, apprise, apprize, notify, give notice
Definition: inform (somebody) of something
Usage: I advised him that the rent was due
Main entry: can, dismiss, displace, send away, sack, terminate, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack
Definition: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Usage: The boss fired his secretary today; The company terminated 25% of its workers