26984 words

layoffs

6 definitions • 6 examples
1
an occasion when a company stops employing someone, sometimes temporarily, because the company does not have enough money or enough work:

Examples:

The recent economic crisis has led to massive layoffs.
2
a period when someone is not working or playing sport:

Examples:

Foster is playing again after a six-week layoff due to injury.
3
in football, a short gentle pass into a space that another player from your team can run forward into, then move forward with the ball or shoot towards the goal without slowing down or stopping
4
an act of ending a worker’s job, esp. when the worker has done nothing wrong:

Examples:

Executives say no layoffs are expected as a result of the merger.
5
the act of ending a worker's job, sometimes temporarily, usually because there is not enough work to do:

Examples:

Workers have been warned to expect further layoffs.
Layoff notices are expected when business slows after Christmas.
6
a period when someone is not working because their job ended or they were forced to leave it:

Examples:

long/short/temporary layoff A long layoff can help a budget but it can make workers less productive when they return.

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