resignation

About 5.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of resigning.

   Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors, but they refused.

2. noun A written or oral declaration that one resigns.

   hand in one's resignation

3. noun An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.

   With resignation I acknowledged that after the accident I would not be able to ski again.

4. noun The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.

Similar words

surrender relinquishment resign resigned renouncement renunciation quits quit abdication revocation

Often followed by

of to and in from was as or on

Word family

resignations