Furlough

Quick meaning: Furlough is a noun meaning A leave of absence or vacation.

Meaning

A leave of absence or vacation.

More Meanings

1. The documents authorizing such leave.
2. A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
3. (transitive) To grant a furlough to (someone).
4. (transitive) To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.

Example Sentences

The state estimates the one-day-a-month furlough spread over the 18 months of the plan would amount to a 5 percent cut in pay.

This implies, for example, that firms should not revise their estimated production capacity downwards when furloughing workers, but should do so after laying off staff permanently.

Word Forms

• furloughs
• furloughing
• furloughed

Synonyms for furlough

Depending on context, synonyms include lay off.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lay off, tenure, say-so, seniority, permission, retirement.

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