layoff

1. (US)A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).

   Stellenabbau, Personalabbau, Entlassung

   увольне́ниеuvolʹnénije, сокраще́ниеdownsizing

   скороченняskoročennja, звільненняzvilʹnennja

2. A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.

3. (UK)A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.

4. A bet that is laid off, i.e. placed with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.

1. The company announced hundreds of layoffs.

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2. The scuttlebutt is that layoffs are coming.

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3. Fortunately, the organizational changes did not involve any layoffs.

   deGlücklicherweise brachten die organisatorischen Veränderungen keine Entlassungen mit sich. — brauchinet

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4. The private sector is hemorrhaging, with almost all businesses making substantial layoffs.

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5. The layoffs stopped.

   deDie Arbeiterentlassungen hörten auf. — Esperantostern

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