layoff
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈleɪˌɔf/
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despido
- The company announced a series of layoffs that left many employees worried about their future.
- massive layoffs
- layoffs of workers
- plant layoffs
If you get a bad October, January layoffs could be bad.
- If you get a bad October, January layoffs could be bad.
- So he's got a great example here, layoffs of employees.
- They've they've gone undergone either layoffs or buyouts.
- This has led to mass layoffs and furloughed workers.
- He did a round of layoffs, and then he partied instantly.
- Using mass layoffs to balance the books.
- Massive layoffs and reduce cut benefits all across the board.
- But the man come in and decide I'm having layoffs and he hand you a slip and it's Christmas.
- You mentioned that this really kicked off amidst some layoffs.
- Up next, Microsoft, but this time not with layoffs.
- And by the way, you look at the best organizations like, like Apple never had layoffs.
Examples
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Hundreds are out of work and more layoffs are expected.
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People have certainly seen news accounts of layoffs in manufacturing or perhaps have been personally affected by them.
Academic text (2012) -
Looks like one of your employees got a little pissed at her layoff notice.
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If you get a bad October, January layoffs could be bad.
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And so it's either we prevent more layoffs or we grow.
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And I think we're just getting going in terms of layoffs around the growth economy.
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So there are a lot of new jobs coming out of the initial layoffs.
Academic text (1996) -
State workers are facing furloughs, layoffs and pay cuts.
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Big tech has been making significant cuts and the layoffs don't seem to be ending.
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At Grossman & Roberts, however, there were layoffs and wage cuts.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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4.7
The act of ending something, like a job or contract
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3.3
To remove someone from their job against their will
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4.2
The act of ending someone's job
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2.6
A situation when a person no longer has a job because of company problems or a weak economy
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4.5
Cutting jobs and costs in a company to save money
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3.7
The act of removing someone from their job
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3.8
The act of ending a person's job, for example by firing
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5.2
A company cuts many jobs at the same time and lets workers go
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4.4
Losing a job because you are fired
The official act of removing someone from a job or position
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Etymology
Layoff comes from the simple parts lay and off, which together mean to 'send away' or 'stop' someone from working. So, a layoff is when a company stops a worker's job, usually for business or money reasons rather than because the worker did something wrong.