Layoff

Definitions

1. A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
   US
2. A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
3. A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.
   British
4. A bet that is laid off, i.e. placed with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.

Equivalents

Examples

“One of the muscles on the point⟳ of the shoulder was torn loose and it didn't need⟳ more than a glance⟳ to see⟳ that Mr. Hickey was in for a long lay-off. He wouldn't pitch again for quite a spell⟳, if ever;”

“But even the return⟳ of skipper Steven Gerrard from a six-week injury layoff could not inspire⟳ Liverpool”

“After a ten-month layoff, during which extensive testing had taken place⟳ in conjunction with AEI, the 'Blue Trains' resumed full operation on October 2 1961, [...].”

“At tech companies that spent recent years expanding paid parental leave⟳, parents have⟳ felt the whiplash of mass layoffs in an especially visceral way.”

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