to furlough
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- verb
- /ˈfɜrloʊ/
- The big banks furloughed all their staff or lots of their staff.
- furloughed workers
- furloughed employees
- furloughed prisoners
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Watch on YouTubeThis has led to mass layoffs and furloughed workers.
- This has led to mass layoffs and furloughed workers.
- Obviously growing up with this I'm used to it, but how do I tell her my dad's furloughed so he's always home?
- And then COVID happened and some people were furloughed, some people lost their jobs, some people didn't lose their jobs, but they were filled with fear and we made it through.
Examples
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Beginning in September, state employees in district attorney offices were being furloughed one day each month until the crisis ends.
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After the budget cuts, the school district decided to furlough some of its teachers for the remainder of the semester.
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In comparison to all these other cities and counties that are having to furlough and are having these terrible pension problems, our situation is excellent.
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Workers in the private sector have lost jobs, been furloughed, seen their wages cut and their hours reduced, while those in the public sector have not.
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The University of Illinois furloughed some workers this week after the state failed to come up with $436 million in expected funds.
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Some 800,000 federal workers are also at risk of being furloughed in the event that the federal government shuts down.
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Faced with steep financial problems, unpleasant decisions were made, like furloughing roughly 180 teachers.
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Exide is furloughing workers because of the unions, Christian Leinbach decrees.
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Due to the economic downturn, many companies have had to furlough their employees temporarily.
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As a result of the ongoing pandemic, several airlines have furloughed staff until travel demand increases.
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Etymology
Furlough comes from a Dutch word verlof that meant 'permission' or 'leave', like being allowed to go away for a time. So to furlough someone is to give them temporary time off from work or duty.