German VERB B2 Rank 11293

rausschmeißen

to throw out / kick out

rausschmeißen – schmiss raus – hat rausgeschmissen

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry rausschmeißen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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rausschmeißen vs entlassen

to dismiss / discharge

When an employment relationship ends, entlassen and rausschmeißen can both refer to the same process. Entlassen is the neutral professional term, while rausschmeißen is colloquial and often sounds harsh. Use entlassen in professional communications and rausschmeißen only in casual or deliberately blunt language.

Visual example for entlassen
rausschmeißen

Die Firma schmiss den Mitarbeiter nach mehreren Gesprächen raus.

The company kicked the employee out after several discussions.

entlassen

Die Firma entließ den Mitarbeiter nach mehreren Gesprächen.

The company dismissed the employee after several discussions.

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