Lay-off - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈleɪ ɒf|
Brit.
|ˈleɪɒf|
verb
- (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.
- (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
- (idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).
- (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
- (idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).
Lay off the singing, will you! I'm trying to study.
When are you gonna lay off smoking?
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To stop bothering, annoying, teasing, pestering, pressuring, being aggressive with, or hovering over someone; to leave (someone) alone.When are you gonna lay off smoking?
Just lay off, okay! I've had enough!
Things have been better since the boss has been laying off a little.
I told him to lay off me but he wouldn't stop.
Lay off it, already!
Things have been better since the boss has been laying off a little.
I told him to lay off me but he wouldn't stop.
Lay off it, already!
noun
- Alternative spelling of layoff.
Extra examples
The recent economic crisis has led to massive layoffs.
The team's striker faces a knee operation and a five-month lay-off.
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