layoff
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layoff
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noun layoffs · lay-off
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A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
Similar: downsizing, reduction in force, redundancy
- A period of time when someone is unavailable for work. One of the muscles on the point of the shoulder was torn loose and it didn't need more than a glance to see that Mr. Hickey was in for a long lay-off. He wouldn't pitch again for quite a spell, if ever;
- 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.
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noun dismissal of employees
| Español | despido, recorte de personal, reducción del plantel |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 일시 해고 ilsi haego |
| Français | chômage technique, licenciement économique |
| Deutsch | Stellenabbau, Personalabbau, Entlassung, Kündigung, Arbeitsunterbrechung |
| Italiano | esubero |
| Ελληνικά | προσωρινή απόλυση prosoriní apólysi |
| Русский | увольне́ние uvolʹnénije, сокраще́ние downsizing |
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