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furlough
UK /ˈfɜː.ləʊ/ US /ˈfɝ.loʊ/
noun 4verb 2name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
over, special
VERB + FURLOUGH
estimates, put
FURLOUGH + NOUN
funeral
PREP.
on
Definitions
noun
1
A leave of absence or vacation.
And I had a lot of things on my mind and I pretty well forgot my promise to Mama until I got shipped home on a special furlough for her funeral.
2
A leave of absence or vacation.
3
The documents authorizing such leave.
4
A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
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.
verb
1
To grant a furlough to (someone).
2
To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.
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.
name
1
A surname.
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And I had a lot of things on my mind and I pretty well forgot my promise to Mama until I got shipped home on a special furlough for her funeral.
Wiktionary02
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.
Wiktionary03
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.
Wiktionary04
The corporal is on furlough.
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The soldier returned home on a furlough.
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Most government workers are on furlough.
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