resignation
The formal act of saying you will leave your job or position, usually in writing.
The formal act of giving up a job, position, or office, usually by officially notifying the employer or authority.
A formal letter or email where you say you will leave your job or position.
A formal written statement in which someone says that they are leaving a job or position.
A quiet, often sad feeling that you must accept something bad because you cannot change it.
A calm, often sad acceptance of an unpleasant situation that seems impossible to change.
In chess, the act of saying you lose the game and stop playing before you are checkmated.
In chess and some other games, the formal act of conceding defeat by choosing to stop the game before checkmate.
- Base: resignation
- Plural: resignation, resignations
hand in your resignation
1give your formal quit notice
To officially give your boss a written notice that you will leave your job.
- After months of thinking, he finally decided to hand in his resignation.
- If you are unhappy, you can hand in your resignation at any time.
- She plans to hand in her resignation next week and start her own business.
letter of resignation
1formal letter stating you will quit
A formal letter or email where you say that you will leave your job or position.
- She handed her letter of resignation to the office manager.
- Before I write my letter of resignation, I want to speak to my boss.
- The company requires a letter of resignation at least two weeks in advance.
submit your resignation
1formally present your resignation
To formally give your written notice that you will leave your job to the correct person or department.
- The minister was asked to submit his resignation before the end of the day.
- She submitted her resignation to the board after the vote.
- Employees must submit their resignations in writing at least one month in advance.
tender your resignation
1formally offer your resignation
To formally offer your written notice that you will leave your job, often in a polite or official way.
- Under pressure, the CEO tendered his resignation to the board.
- She tendered her resignation effective at the end of the month.
- Several officials tendered their resignations after the report was published.
with a sigh of resignation
1showing sad calm acceptance
Showing a quiet, sad feeling that you must accept something bad, and letting out a long breath.
- With a sigh of resignation, she turned back to her unfinished work.
- He closed the door with a sigh of resignation and walked away.
- They sat down again with a sigh of resignation when the train was delayed.
with resignation
1in a calmly accepting way
In a quiet, calm way that shows you accept something bad because you cannot change it.
- He listened with resignation as they explained the new cuts.
- She nodded with resignation and signed the agreement.
- The crowd watched with resignation as the rain continued to fall.