furlough

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see also: Furlough

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfɜː(ɹ).ləʊ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈfɝ.loʊ/

Noun

furlough

1. A leave of absence or vacation.
   1. (US) especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
      • 1957, James Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues,” in Going to Meet the Man, Dial, 1965,

        And I had a lot of things on my mind and I pretty well forgot my promise to Mama until I got shipped home on a special furlough for her funeral.

   2. (British) especially one granted to a missionary.
2. The documents authorizing such leave.
3. A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.

Translations

• French: congé
• German: Urlaub, (prisoner) Hafturlaub, (prisoner) Ausgang, (prisoner) Freigang
• Italian: licenza
• Portuguese: licença
• Russian: о́тпуск
• Spanish: permiso, dispensa, licencia

Translations

• Russian: увольни́тельная

Translations

• French: chômage technique
• German: unbezahlt, Zwangsurlaub, Kurzarbeit
• Italian: permesso non retribuito
• Russian: неоплачиваемый отпуск
• Spanish: ausencia no pagada, sabático obligatorio no pagado

Verb

furlough (furloughs, present participle furloughing; past and past participle furloughed)

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

Translations

• German: beurlauben

Translations

• German: zwangsbeurlauben

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Furlough

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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