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   cashier

   /kəˈʃɪə/

   verb

   • 1. dismiss (someone) from the armed forces in disgrace because of a serious misdemeanour: "he was found guilty and cashiered"
   • ▪ suspend or dismiss from an office or position: "the team owner had been cashiered for consorting with a gambler"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘dismiss or disband troops’): from Flemish kasseren ‘disband (troops)’ or ‘revoke (a will)’, from French casser ‘revoke, dismiss’, from Latin quassare (see quash).

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