LAYOFF as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of laying off an employee or a work force
   Hypernyms(s) layoff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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   Derived(s)
   • furlough (what does furlough mean?)
   • lay off (what does lay off mean?)