17.1.1. gy. B1B2 (példák)

fire verb /faɪər/ 2 kirúg vkit (a munkahelyéről) [T often passive] (informal)

She was fired after she was caught stealing from her employer.

He was fired from his last job for poor performance.

She has just been fired as editor of the newspaper.

make verb /meɪk/ [T] *(made, made) 5 (pénzt) keres

She makes around £50 000 a year as a doctor.

How do you make a living as a painter?

Both companies have made huge profits/losses.

pay verb /peɪ/ *(paid, paid) 2 fizet, fizetést ad (munkáért) [I or T]

She gets paid twice a month.

Accountancy may be boring but at least it pays well.

Most of these women are very poorly paid and work in terrible conditions.

quit verb /kwɪt/ *(quitting, quit, quit) 1 otthagy (munkahelyet); távozik (munkahelyről) [I or T]

I hated the work so much that I quit.

Would you quit your job if you inherited lots of money?

resign verb /rɪˈzaɪn/ [I or T] lemond (álláról, hivatalos pozícióról)

She resigned as headteacher.

Two directors have resigned from the company.

retire verb /rɪˈtaɪər/ [I] nyugdíjba megy; visszavonul (állásból/tisztségből)

She retired from the company in 2007.

He is due to retire as chief executive next year.

sack verb /sæk/ [T] elbocsát, kirúg (munkahelyről)

They sacked her for being late.

He got sacked from his last job.

strike verb /straɪk/ *(struck, struck) 3 sztrájkol [I]

Train drivers are threatening to strike over pay.

bonus noun /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ [C] 2 bónusz, jutalom, prémium (pénz a fizetésen felül)

a Christmas bonus

earnings noun /ˈɜː.nɪŋz/ [plural] kereset; (vállalati) nyereség

Average earnings for skilled workers are rising.