Furlough - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfɜːrləʊ|
Brit.
|ˈfɜːləʊ|
noun
- a temporary leave of absence from military duty
verb
- dismiss, usually for economic reasons (syn: lay off)
- grant a leave to
- grant a leave to
The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children
Extra examples
Each employee will have a one-day furlough every month.
...the landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months...
The company will consider furloughing a small number of workers.
Morton stabbed the man while on furlough.
280,000 federal workers have been furloughed.
The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: furlough
he/she/it: furloughs
present participle: furloughing
past tense: furloughed
past participle: furloughed
I/you/we/they: furlough
he/she/it: furloughs
present participle: furloughing
past tense: furloughed
past participle: furloughed
noun
singular: furlough
plural: furloughs
singular: furlough
plural: furloughs
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