furlough
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[edit] Etymology
From Dutch verlof, cognate with Danish forlov (“furlough”) (loaned from Middle Low German), German Verlaub (“permission”).
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[edit] Noun
furlough (plural furloughs)
- A leave of absence or vacation.
- (US) especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
- (UK) especially one granted to a missionary.
- The documents authorizing such leave.
- (US) A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
- 2008 November 7, Jon Ortiz, “State workers rip Schwarzenegger's job furlough plan”, The Sacramento Bee:
- 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 November 7, Jon Ortiz, “State workers rip Schwarzenegger's job furlough plan”, The Sacramento Bee:
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- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
[edit] Translations
leave of absence
documents authorizing leave of absence
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period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs
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[edit] Verb
furlough (third-person singular simple present furloughs, present participle furloughing, simple past and past participle furloughed)
- (transitive) To grant a furlough to (someone).
