Layoff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of laying off an employee or a work force

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈeɪɔf/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈeɪɒf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈeɪɒf/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈeɪɔf/.

Word Forms

lay off

verb

dismiss, usually for economic reasons

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entlassung

die Entlassung eines Arbeitnehmers oder einer Belegschaft

🇫🇷French

licenciement

l'acte de mettre à pied un employé ou une main-d'œuvre

🇪🇸Spanish

Suspender

el acto de despedir a un empleado o una fuerza laboral

🇮🇹Italian

tempo di sosta

l’atto di licenziare un dipendente o una forza lavoro

🇳🇱Dutch

ontslag

de handeling waarbij een werknemer of personeelsbestand wordt ontslagen

🇵🇹Portuguese

Demitir

o ato de demitir um funcionário ou força de trabalho

🇷🇺Russian

отвянь

акт увольнения работника или рабочей силы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छंटनी

किसी कर्मचारी या कार्यबल को नौकरी से निकालने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

ছাঁটাই

একজন কর্মচারী বা কর্মী বাহিনীকে ছাঁটাই করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

பணிநீக்கம்

ஒரு ஊழியர் அல்லது பணியாளரை பணிநீக்கம் செய்யும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తొలగింపు

ఉద్యోగిని లేదా శ్రామిక శక్తిని తొలగించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

टाळेबंदी

कर्मचारी किंवा कार्यबल काढून टाकण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

છટણી

કર્મચારી અથવા કાર્યદળને છૂટા કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಜಾಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಉದ್ಯೋಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರನ್ನು ವಜಾಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലേ ഓഫ്

ഒരു ജീവനക്കാരനെയോ തൊഴിലാളിയെയോ പിരിച്ചുവിടുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਮ ਬੰਦ

ਇੱਕ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਜ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਛਾਂਟਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

برطرفی

کسی ملازم یا ورک فورس کو فارغ کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

裁员

解雇雇员或劳动力的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

一時解雇する

従業員または労働力を解雇する行為

🇰🇷Korean

해고

직원이나 인력을 해고하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sa thải

hành động sa thải một nhân viên hoặc lực lượng lao động

🇹🇭Thai

การเลิกจ้าง

การกระทำของการเลิกจ้างลูกจ้างหรือกำลังแรงงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

PHK

tindakan memberhentikan seorang karyawan atau tenaga kerja

🇵🇭Filipino

tanggalan

ang pagkilos ng pagtatanggal sa isang empleyado o isang puwersa ng paggawa

🇲🇾Malay

pemberhentian kerja

tindakan memberhentikan pekerja atau tenaga kerja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسريح العمال

فعل تسريح الموظف أو القوة العاملة

🇮🇷Persian

اخراج

عمل اخراج یک کارمند یا نیروی کار

🇹🇷Turkish

işten çıkarma

bir çalışanı veya iş gücünü işten çıkarma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִטוּרִים

פעולת פיטורי עובד או כוח עבודה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'layoff'?

The primary meaning of 'layoff' is 'the act of laying off an employee or a work force'.

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Using 'layoff' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'layoff' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'layoff' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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