TUPE

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UK, colloquial/tjuːpi/

verb

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

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKabbreviationacronymlawAcronym of Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.
verbTUPE (third-person singular simple present TUPEs, present participle TUPEing, simple past and past participle TUPEd)

present singular third person TUPEs · participle present TUPEing · participle past TUPEd · past TUPEd

  1. UKcolloquialTo transfer (an employee or group of employees) to another employer under TUPE regulations.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

TUPE. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TUPE

MLA

“TUPE.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TUPE. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TUPE,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TUPE.

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