up or out

See also: up-or-out

English

Noun

up or out (uncountable)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• up-or-out

See also

• move out to move up
• rank and yank
• shape up or ship out

Anagrams

• outpour, pour out