1 C1 idiomatic formal
To guide an employee gradually out of an organisation through performance management or similar processes.
"After several poor reviews, it became clear the company was trying to manage him out."
separable
manage out
C1 formal separable transitive
(Corporate euphemism) To gradually and deliberately guide an underperforming employee toward leaving an organisation, often through performance management processes.
In plain English
Slowly push someone out of their job without firing them directly.
What does "manage out" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Usage tip
HR and corporate jargon. Viewed critically as a euphemism for constructive dismissal in some legal contexts. Common in British corporate culture.
Words that pair with "manage out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
employee underperformer staff member someone quietly process
How to conjugate "manage out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
manage out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
manages out
he/she/it
Past simple
managed out
yesterday
Past participle
managed out
have + pp
-ing form
managing out
continuous
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