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lay_off
has definitions from the field of work
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[ verb ] put an end to a state or an activity
Synonyms Examples "Quit teasing your little brother" Used in print (The Horseman and Fair World, 84:46...)Blistered for curbs and laid_off three weeks , he is coming_along fine and looks_like a pacer to me . The last-named is a fine-looking , large colt , who has been unfortunate to be laid_off for_some_time due_to injuries . (Winfred Van Atta, Shock Treatment....)`` Why do n't you bastards lay_off for_a_while '' ? |
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[ verb ] (work) dismiss, usually for economic reasons
Synonyms Examples "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" Used in print (Ann Ritner, Seize a Nettle....)Worry had a great_deal to do with_it ; Stuart had been laid_off at the produce company and had to go_back to sitting in his father 's office , taking what salary his father could hand_out to him . |
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