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P45

P45 noun: a form that an employee receives when they terminate their employment, detailing income for social security and taxation purposes for the current financial year.

Noun

P45 (plural P45s)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A form that an employee receives when they terminate their employment, detailing income for social security and taxation purposes for the current financial year.
    • Get any concessions wrong in advanced markets, and CEO’s know they’ll pay a very heavy price on stock markets. ‘P45’s’ all round, and that’s before we consider any national flags involved, or the small fact that host nations are piling on pressure to get pumps working, donkey’s nodding and receipts...2012, Forbes, Has Unconventional Oil Production Peaked?

Forms of P45

pluralP45s

Origin of P45

The form number designated by Britain's HM Revenue and Customs department.

Questions about P45

What does P45 mean?
P45 means a form that an employee receives when they terminate their employment, detailing income for social security and taxation purposes for the current financial year.
What part of speech is P45?
P45 is a noun.
What is the plural of P45?
The plural of P45 is P45s.

Words near P45 in the dictionary

  1. p3dos
  2. P3HT
  3. p3n0r
  4. P3P
  5. P3s
  6. P45
  7. P45s
  8. P4P
  9. P5
  10. P5+1
  11. p53

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