pink slip
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[edit] Noun
pink slip (plural pink slips)
- (idiomatic) (U.S.) notice of the termination of employment
- After 20 years of dedicated service to the firm, they simply handed him a pink slip one day.
- (U.S.) the title for an automobile (source is most likely from California, where the title is printed on a smaller index-card sized piece of pink paper, as opposed to most other states where the title is typically a full-size 8 1/2" x 11" sheet, usually printed on blue or blue-green paper with borders, similar to a stock certificate)
- (New South Wales) an automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate
[edit] Related terms
- green slip
- P45 - UK and Irish equivalent for termination of employment.
[edit] Translations
notice of termination of employment
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title for an automobile
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auto inspection certificate
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