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lomauttaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • furlough noun An authorized leave of absence, especially for military personnel or employees.

Senses

lomauttaa is used for these senses in English:

  • furlough (transitive) To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.
  • lay off (transitive, chiefly, US, idiom) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.

furlough — full definition

  1. noun An authorized leave of absence, especially for military personnel or employees.
  2. verb To place an employee on temporary unpaid leave, often to cut costs.

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