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}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0