Associations to the word «Layoff»

Wiktionary

LAYOFF, noun. (chiefly US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
LAYOFF, noun. A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
LAYOFF, noun. (British) (football) A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.

Dictionary definition

LAYOFF, noun. The act of laying off an employee or a work force.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.