Sekirov Dictionary

furlough

UK /ˈfɜː.ləʊ/US /ˈfɝ.loʊ/

noun 5
verb 2
forms 3

noun5

A leave of absence or vacation.
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(US) Especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
- And I had a lot of things on my mind and I pretty well forgot my promise to Mama until I got shipped home on a special furlough for her funeral. — 1957
(UK) Especially one granted to a missionary.
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A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
- The state estimates the one-day-a-month furlough spread over the 18 months of the plan would amount to a 5 percent cut in pay. — 2008
The documents authorizing such leave.

verb2

To grant a furlough to (someone).
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To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.
- This implies, for example, that firms should not revise their estimated production capacity downwards when furloughing workers, but should do so after laying off staff permanently. — 2025

forms

furloughed · furloughing · furloughs

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