furlough

5 definitions • 7 examples

a period of time that a soldier, worker, or prisoner is allowed to be absent, especially to return temporarily to their own home:

on furlough He was an Army Sergeant home on furlough.

It is a crime for a person who has been given a furlough to fail to return to the jail or prison at the required time.

a period of time when a company stops employing someone, usually temporarily, because the company does not have enough money or enough work:

Employees of the company were told to prepare themselves for a round of furloughs.

on furlough The union represents about 9,000 active pilots, with nearly 2,000 more pilots currently on furlough.

to give someone permission to be absent from the armed services, work, or prison for a period of time, especially to return temporarily to their own home:

Furloughed servicemen must be given preference over civilian travel.

not going to your job, usually temporarily, because your employer does not have work for you or money to pay you:

After safety concerns, the company furloughed all 4,000 of its employees.

a time allowed for a person to be absent, esp. from the army or a prison:

I’m home on furlough.