layoff

Noun

Meaning

the act of laying off an employee or a work force

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

redundancy downsizing fiesta rest intermezzo winter break stop stay firing interval holiday discharge suspension cease
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Antonyms

work summer arrival employment employ engagement
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Hypernyms

closing closure shutdown closedown

Phrases with the word

on layoff

Anagrams

offaly offlay

Examples

Accordingly, I’m sure the PPP loan was used exactly as intended….to help small businesses like Veritas not layoff even more people….they certainly aren’t the Lakers…. Source: Internet

A 2013 layoff freed her to follow her passion for the written word. Source: Internet

After a long layoff from writing science fiction, Bester returned to the field in 1972. Source: Internet

But the exclusion of those 3.6 million people artificially lowers the official unemployment rate: To be counted as unemployed, by definition, individuals must either be actively looking for work or on temporary layoff. Source: Internet

Asabob missed a staggering 52 games in all competitions from November of the previous year till his return in September 2015…but this was short-lived with another layoff keeping the industrious West African out for over a month. Source: Internet

Bester's eyesight began failing in the mid-1970s, making writing increasingly difficult, and another layoff from published writing took place between early 1975 and early 1979. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Layne layner Laynster Layon layout layout designer