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furloughing

verb

Meaning

  1. To grant a furlough to (someone).
  2. To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

lay off(English)layoffs(English)hiring freeze(English)wage freeze(English)cutbacks(English)biennium(English)shuttering(English)budget(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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