layoff
Noun
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Noun
layoff (plural layoffs)
- (chiefly US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
- A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
- (British, football) A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.
- (dismissal of employees): downsizing, reduction in force, redundancy
- French: chômage technique (temporal), licenciement économique (permanent)
- Russian: (dismissal) увольне́ние
- Spanish: despido
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