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21furlough — I. n. Leave of absence. II. v. a. Grant a furlough (to), give leave of absence …
22furlough — fur•lough [[t]ˈfɜr loʊ[/t]] n. 1) mil a vacation or leave of absence, as one granted to a person in military service; leave 2) a usu. temporary layoff from work 3) cvb a temporary leave of absence authorized for a prisoner from a penitentiary 4)… …
23furlough — Synonyms and related words: AWOL, French leave, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, boot, bounce, break, bump, bust, can, cashier, cut, cyclical unemployment, day off, default, defrock, degrade,… …
24furlough — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. leave [of absence], pass, shore leave, liberty. See permission. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. leave of absence, leave, rest and recuperation, R&R; see vacation . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. leave,… …
25furlough — fur·lough || fÉœrləʊ / fÉœËl n. leave of absence (for a soldier, employee, etc.) v. give a leave of absence (to a soldier, employee, etc.) …
26furlough — American involuntary dismissal from employment Literally, paid leave of absence, whence suspension from duty without pay, and then dismissal. Airline pilots and cabin staff who were dismissed in the 1980s after striking were so… …
27furlough — n 1. leave, leave of absence, conge, vacation, time off; rest and recreation, Inf.R & R. 2. layoff, dismissal, discharge …
28furlough — fur·lough …
29furlough — /ˈfɜloʊ / (say ferloh) noun 1. leave of absence from military duty. 2. leave of absence from official duty, usually for a longish period. {variant of furloff, from Dutch verlof leave. Compare German Verlaub permission; pronunciation by… …
30furlough — n. leave; holiday …
