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   Fur·lough

   /ˈfərˌlō/

   

   noun

   • 1. suspension or discharge of a worker or workers on account of economic conditions or shortage of work, especially when temporary: "half of employers say they will put the majority of their staff on furlough"
   • ▪ leave of absence from a job, position, or period of military service: "a civil servant home on furlough"
   • ▪ the temporary release of a convict from prison: "inmates are allowed out on furlough"

   verb

   • 1. suspend or discharge (a worker) from a job, especially temporarily, on account of economic conditions or shortage of work: "the company temporarily shuttered two plants and furloughed 8,100 workers"
   • ▪ grant (someone) leave of absence from a job, position, or period of military service.
   • ▪ temporarily release (a convict) from prison.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Dutch verlof, modeled on German Verlaub, of West Germanic origin and related to leave2.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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