Definitions for lay off
lay off

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay offverb

   put an end to a state or an activity

   "Quit teasing your little brother"

2. furlough, lay offverb

   dismiss, usually for economic reasons

   "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lay offverb

   (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.

2. lay offverb

   (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.

3. lay offverb

   To cease, quit, stop (doing something).

4. lay offverb

   To stop bothering, annoying, teasing, pestering, pressuring, being aggressive with, or hovering over someone; to leave (someone) alone.

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1. lay off

   "Lay off" generally refers to a termination of employment initiated by the employer. This is often due to insufficient work, an organizational restructuring, economic downsizing, or other factors external to the employee's performance. In many cases, a lay off is temporary and employees may be rehired when work becomes available again. However, it can also be permanent. The term can also refer to the act of ceasing or reducing a particular behavior or activity.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lay off in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lay off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of lay off in a Sentence

1. Dan Thelander:

   We'll have to lay off employees. We won't be buying as many seeds or fertilizer or tractors, and so we'll just have to scale down and operate a smaller farm, and so, yes, it'll hurt a lot.

2. Mark Zandi:

   I think large companies are going to be slower to lay off. They are going to try to get through this, but a lot of these small businesses don't have the cash to weather the storm. It's not obvious to me how we help them. It's tough for the government to try to get cash and credit to small businesses.

3. Lpez Obrador:

   I dont want to hear them saying, We are handing out aid packages, no, better that they lay off, and think of their families, and themselves, those that are involved in these activities and who are listening to me now or watching me.

4. Zach Renstrom:

   If we stop construction water, that act alone would lay off about 20% of our county, we’ve made a commitment that we’re going to make sure to be good stewards of every single drop of water that’s already here and make sure we’re utilizing that. But when we look at our long-term growth and you know how much water we need, (the Lake Powell Pipeline) is still in our long-term plan.

5. Rodrigo Duterte:

   I will not plead or beg, but I'm just telling you that lay off the Pag-asa because I have soldiers there.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lay off
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lay_Off
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com