LAYOFF


Meaning of LAYOFF in English

/lay"awf', -of'/ , n.

1. the act of dismissing employees, esp. temporarily.

2. a period of enforced unemployment or inactivity.

[ 1885-90, Amer.; n. use of v. phrase lay off ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .