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lay off

verb

  1. tr, adverb to suspend (workers) from employment with the intention of re-employing them at a later date

    the firm had to lay off 100 men

  2. informal.
    intr to leave (a person, thing, or activity) alone

    lay off me, will you!

  3. tr, adverb to mark off the boundaries of
  4. tr, adverb soccer to pass or deflect (the ball) to a team-mate, esp one in a more advantageous position
  5. gambling another term for hedge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the act of suspending employees
  2. a period of imposed unemployment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Many of those laid off resent the decision to continue broadcasting, saying Gedmin knew Lake was unwilling to deal with current management, and that he and his colleagues should have stepped down weeks earlier.

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After two years of working as a writer at a prominent personal finance website, Tiffany Lashai Curtis was laid off in July 2024.

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Eight employees would be laid off, with 10 remaining.

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Acharya has been forced, however, to lay off two data analysts, and a third research position is in jeopardy.

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This year, 100,000 government employees are being laid off, according to official estimates.

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