layoff
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Deverbal from lay off.
Pronunciation
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Noun
layoff (plural layoffs)
- (chiefly US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
- A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
- 2021 July 28, Ben Jones, “When BR got cracking after withdrawal of 'Blue Trains'”, in RAIL, number 932, page 32:
- After a ten-month layoff, during which extensive testing had taken place in conjunction with AEI, the 'Blue Trains' resumed full operation on October 2 1961, [...].
- (British, soccer) A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.
- A bet that is laid off, i.e. placed with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
Synonyms
- (dismissal of employees): downsizing, reduction in force, redundancy
Translations
dismissal of employees
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