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furlough

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of furlough

the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily

the landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months

Synonyms of furlough

ax (or axe), discharge, dismissal, layoff, redundancy [chiefly British]

Words Related to furlough

bird [chiefly British], boot, bum's rush, downsizing, firing, heave-ho, sack

closing, shutdown

shakeout, shake-up

Near Antonyms of furlough

callback, recall, reemployment, rehire, rehiring

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