layoff

Etymology
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Noun

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

Synonyms

 * : downsizing, reduction in force, redundancy

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: acomiadament
 * Chinese:
 * Danish: fyring, afskedigelse , fyringsrunde
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * German: Arbeitsunterbrechung
 * Greek: προσωρινή απόλυση
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Interlingua: disopero
 * Italian:
 * Korean: 일시 해고(一時解雇)
 * Polish:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian:, звільнення