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furlough


2furlough

verb

Definition of FURLOUGH

transitive verb
1
: to grant a furlough to
2
: to lay off from work
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Examples of FURLOUGH

  1. The company will consider furloughing a small number of workers.

First Known Use of FURLOUGH

1781

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