About The Word Furlough

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Furlough

Furlough Meaning & Definition
Furlough Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Furlough?

[n] a temporary leave of absence from military duty
[v] grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"
[v] dismiss, usually for economic reasons

Synonyms | Synonyms for Furlough: lay off

Related Terms | Find terms related to Furlough: abscondence | absence | absence without leave | absentation | absenteeism | absenting | AWOL | boot | bounce | break | bump | bust | can | cashier | cut | cyclical unemployment | day off | default | defrock | degrade | demote | departure | deplume | depose | deprive | disappearance | disbar | discharge | disemploy | dismiss | displace | displume | drum out | escape | excused absence | expel | fire | fleeing | French leave | give the ax | give the gate | holiday | hooky | inoccupation | kick | kick upstairs | lay off | layoff | leave | leave of absence | leaving | let go | let out | liberty | make redundant | nonappearance | nonattendance | normal unemployment | paid holiday | paid vacation | pension off | read out of | release | remove | replace | retire | running away | sabbatical | sabbatical leave | sabbatical year | sack | seasonal unemployment | separate forcibly | shore leave | sick leave | strip | superannuate | surplus | suspend | technological unemployment | time off | truancy | truantism | turn off | turn out | unemployment | unemployment insurance | unexcused absence | unfrock | vacation | weekend

See Also | allow | can | countenance | dismiss | fire | force out | give notice | give the axe | leave | leave of absence | let | permit | sack | send away | terminate

Furlough In Webster's Dictionary

\Fur"lough\, n. [Prob. fr. D. verlof, fr. a prefix akin to E. for + the root of E. lief, and akin to Dan. forlov, Sw. f["o]rlof, G. verlaub permission. See {Life}, a.] (Mil.) Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.
\Fur"lough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furloughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furloughing}.] (Mil.) To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an offcer or soldier.

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