to layoff

  • 21layoff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. temporary dismissal, furloughing, suspension. See ejection. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. dismissal, discharge, firing, *downsizing, cutback, unemployment …

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  • 22layoff — lay|off [ leı,ɔf ] noun count * 1. ) a situation in which an employer ends a worker s employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them 2. ) a period of time when you are not working or performing an activity such as a …

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  • 23layoff — n. act of discharging workers (especially temporarily); period when one is not employed, period of forced inactivity …

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  • 24Layoff —   Excess capacity of a generating unit, available for a limited time under the terms of a sales agreement.   *** (Electric utility)   Excess capacity of a generating unit, available for a limited time under the terms of a power sales agreement.… …

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  • 25layoff — noun 1》 a temporary or permanent discharge of a worker or workers. 2》 a period during which someone is unable to take part in a sport or other activity due to injury or illness …

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  • 26layoff — n dismissal, discharge, firing, sacking; unemployment, hard times, lean times, depression …

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  • 27Layoff — F/A/V Transfer of audio and time code from the video edit master to an audio tape …

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  • 28layoff — A termination of employment at the will of employer. Such may be temporary (e.g. caused by seasonal or adverse economic conditions) or permanent …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29layoff — A termination of employment at the will of employer. Such may be temporary (e.g. caused by seasonal or adverse economic conditions) or permanent …

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  • 30layoff status — The status of an employee receiving no pay during a shutdown. Golubski Unemployment Compensation Case, 171 Pa Super 634, 91 A2d 315, 30 ALR2d 362 …

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