lay-off
noun/ˈleɪ ɒf/
/ˈleɪ ɔːf/
- an act of making people unemployed because there is no more work left for them to do
- lay-offs in the factory
- a period of time when somebody is not working or not doing something that they normally do regularly
- an eight-week lay-off with a broken leg
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