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TUPE

UK/tjuːpi/

TUPE is the acronym of Transfer of Undertakings.

Verb

TUPE (third-person singular simple present TUPEs, present participle TUPEing, simple past and past participle TUPEd)

  1. (UK, colloquial) To transfer (an employee or group of employees) to another employer under TUPE regulations.

Forms of TUPE

third-person singular presentTUPEs
present participleTUPEing
past participleTUPEd
pastTUPEd

Questions about TUPE

What does TUPE mean?
TUPE means to transfer (an employee or group of employees) to another employer under TUPE regulations.
What is TUPE the acronym of?
TUPE is the acronym of Transfer of Undertakings.
What part of speech is TUPE?
TUPE is a verb.
How do you pronounce TUPE?
TUPE is pronounced /tjuːpi/ (UK).
What is the past tense of TUPE?
The past tense of TUPE is TUPEd.

Words near TUPE in the dictionary

  1. tupanship
  2. Tupanviruses
  3. tupara
  4. tuparas
  5. Tupas
  6. TUPE
  7. TUPEd
  8. TUPEing
  9. tupek
  10. tupeks
  11. tupelize

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