give notice v 1: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {fire}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}] 2: give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: {advise}, {notify}, {send word}, {apprise}, {apprize}]