up or out

Speech parts

1. up or out - Noun

2. up or out - Adjective

Meaning

up or out (uncountable)

The practice of forcing employees not promoted in a timely fashion to terminate employment.
We follow up or out at six years. Either you become a partner or you are gone.

up-or-out (comparative more up-or-out, superlative most up-or-out)

Relating to the practice of forcing employees not promoted in a timely fashion to terminate employment.
We follow an up-or-out policy at six years. Either you become a partner or you are gone.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

up-or-out

Examples

I had no place to go. It was up or out. Joe Biden

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