lay off

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lay off

1	v	dismiss, usually for economic reasons
2	v	put an end to a state or an activity

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lay off

“She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized”

Type of:: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Antonyms:: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; continue, go forward, proceed
move ahead; travel onward in time or space; continue, go along, go on, keep, proceed
continue a certain state, condition, or activity; show more antonyms...

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; drop, knock off
stop pursuing or acting; leave off
stop using; sign off
cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations; retire, withdraw
withdraw from active participation; pull the plug
prevent from happening or continuing; close off, shut off
stem the flow of; cheese
used in the imperative (get away, or stop it); call it a day, call it quits
stop doing what one is doing; break
give up; nol.pros., nolle pros, nolle prosequi
drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records; drop out
withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values

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