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View synonyms for
lay off
verb
- tr, adverb to suspend (workers) from employment with the intention of re-employing them at a later date
the firm had to lay off 100 men
- informal.intr to leave (a person, thing, or activity) alone
lay off me, will you!
- tr, adverb to mark off the boundaries of
- tr, adverb soccer to pass or deflect (the ball) to a team-mate, esp one in a more advantageous position
- gambling another term for hedge
noun
- the act of suspending employees
- a period of imposed unemployment
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Since the cuts came down, Sullivan said the organization has had to lay off about 40% of its staff.
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The Times reported last month that Forever 21 was preparing to close at least 200 stores and lay off more than 350 employees in its corporate office in downtown Los Angeles.
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In November, the company announced it would lay off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees.
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Last November, the company announced it would lay off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and shut down its therapeutics division.
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Immigrant Defenders Law Center had begun laying off dozens of staff, as had other groups.
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