lie off
verb
lay off; lain off; lying off; lies off
1
: to hold back in the early part of a race
2
: to keep a little away from the shore or another ship
3
: to cease work for a time
Examples of lie off in a Sentence
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The Department of Labor states workers reporting violations of wages, discrimination, safety, fraud, and withholding of time off are protected by whistleblower protection laws, which means employers cannot fire, lay off, reduce hours, or demote whistleblowers.
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Emilia David, The Verge, 4 June 2024
Many of these organizations and agencies now expect to have to close locations, lay off staff and cut back on services.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 June 2024
That could mean continuing to raise prices, cut staff hours, or lay off employees.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 6 May 2024
Sakhalin, Russia’s largest island, is a 1,000-kilometer strip of land (621 miles) that lies off the east coast of Russia and just north of Japan.
—Josh Pennington, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
Earlier this year, the startup accelerator’s new president and CEO, Garry Tan, made the controversial decision to end YC’s late-stage fund and lay off employees.
—Anne Sraders, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
Many business owners began this year bracing for the worst — expecting to slash budgets and lay off employees.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
The fund has given out at least three quarters of a billion euros to manufacturers, half of whom have announced plans to shut down operations, lay off staff or discontinue the projects completely, according to an analysis of project data by Bloomberg Green.
—John Ainger, Fortune Europe, 2 Apr. 2024
Last summer, Viaplay had outlined plans to focus on its core markets in the Nordics and the Netherlands, including the end of streaming services launched in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and lay off more than 25 percent of staff.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
Emilia David, The Verge, 4 June 2024
Many of these organizations and agencies now expect to have to close locations, lay off staff and cut back on services.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 June 2024
That could mean continuing to raise prices, cut staff hours, or lay off employees.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 6 May 2024
Sakhalin, Russia’s largest island, is a 1,000-kilometer strip of land (621 miles) that lies off the east coast of Russia and just north of Japan.
—Josh Pennington, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
Earlier this year, the startup accelerator’s new president and CEO, Garry Tan, made the controversial decision to end YC’s late-stage fund and lay off employees.
—Anne Sraders, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
Many business owners began this year bracing for the worst — expecting to slash budgets and lay off employees.
—Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
The fund has given out at least three quarters of a billion euros to manufacturers, half of whom have announced plans to shut down operations, lay off staff or discontinue the projects completely, according to an analysis of project data by Bloomberg Green.
—John Ainger, Fortune Europe, 2 Apr. 2024
Last summer, Viaplay had outlined plans to focus on its core markets in the Nordics and the Netherlands, including the end of streaming services launched in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., and lay off more than 25 percent of staff.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Lie off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20off. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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