furlough
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Dutch verlof, cognate with Danish forlov (“furlough”) (loaned from Middle Low German), German Verlaub (“permission”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈfɜː(ɹ).ləʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"f3:(r).l@u/
- (US) IPA: /ˈfɝ.loʊ/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ləʊ
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia 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:
Quotations [edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Translations [edit]
leave of absence
documents authorizing leave of absence
period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs
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Verb [edit]
furlough (third-person singular simple present furloughs, present participle furloughing, simple past and past participle furloughed)
- (transitive) To grant a furlough to (someone).