lay off

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lay off
postpone; fire, dismiss from a job


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Layoff
A layoff is the termination of employment of an employee or (more commonly) a group of employees for business reasons, such as the decision that certain positions are no longer necessary. Originally the term "layoff" referred specifically to a temporary interruption in work, as when factory work cyclically falls off. However, the term has long been applied also to the permanent elimination of positions as a cost-cutting measure (or for other reasons).
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lay off
Verb
1. put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
(synonym) discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit
(hyponym) drop, knock off
2. dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"
(synonym) furlough
(hypernym) fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
(derivation) layoff


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lay off
stop bothering, leave alone The players were told by the coach to lay off teasing the new player so that he could relax before the game.
 
lay off (someone)
get rid of workers when business is bad Six hundred workers at the automobile factory were recently laid off.

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lay off
پائین انداختن یا در اصطلاح به باز و جمع کردن ابزارها گویند
  
 
L/O
  

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