About The Word Lay off

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Lay off

Lay off Meaning & Definition
Lay off Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lay off?

[v] dismiss, usually for economic reasons
[v] put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lay off: cease | discontinue | furlough | give up | quit | stop

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lay off: abandon | abort | aestivate | belay | blueprint | boot | bounce | bound | break | breathe | bump | bust | call a strike | call it quits | can | cancel | cashier | cease | chart | circle in | circumscribe | close down | close shop | cut it out | define | defrock | degrade | delimit | delimitate | demarcate | demote | deplume | depose | deprive | desist | determine | diagram | disbar | discharge | discontinue | disemploy | dismiss | displace | displume | drop it | drum out | enclose | end | expel | fire | fix | furlough | give over | give the ax | give the gate | go on strike | graph | halt | have done with | have nothing on | hibernate | hold | kick | kick upstairs | knock it off | knock off | lay by | lay out | lay to | leave off | let go | let out | lie by | lie dormant | lie fallow | lie idle | lie off | lie to | lie up | make redundant | map | map out | mark boundaries | mark off | mark out | mark the periphery | measure off | measure out | pace off | pause | pension off | plot | plot out | quit | read out of | recess | refrain | release | relinquish | remove | renounce | replace | retire | ride at anchor | rope off | rule off | sack | scrub | secure | separate forcibly | set off | set out | set the limit | shut down | shut up shop | sketch | sketch out | specify | spell | stake out | stay | step off | stop | stop for breath | strike | strip | superannuate | surplus | surround | suspend | take a break | take a recess | take a rest | take five | take ten | take time out | terminate | turn off | turn out | unfrock | walk out

See Also | break | can | cheese | close off | dismiss | drop | fire | force out | give notice | give the axe | knock off | leave off | pull the plug | retire | sack | send away | shut off | sign off | terminate | withdraw

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