furlough
Plural: furloughs
Noun
- a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- A leave of absence or vacation.
- especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
- A leave of absence or vacation.
- especially one granted to a missionary.
- The documents authorizing such leave.
- A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
Verb
Verb Forms: furloughed, furloughing, furloughs
- To grant a temporary leave of absence, especially from military duty.
- dismiss, usually for economic reasons
- grant a leave to
- "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"
- To grant a furlough to (someone).
- To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.
Examples
- The player decided to furlough his current strategy and try something completely new.
Origin / Etymology
From Dutch verlof (“furlough”), probably from Middle Low German verlōf (“furlough, permission”) (possibly via German Verlaub), from the verb verlōven (“to allow”), from Old Saxon far- + levian (“to give over, leave”).
From Middle Low German also German Verlaub, Danish forlov. Doublet of leave.
Synonyms
lay off
Scrabble Score: 15
furlough: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfurlough: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
furlough: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary