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  • Sarahundefined Offline
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    Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer orsoldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, thedocument granting leave of absence.

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      A temporary layoff. Forced to be done by executives in order to satisfy a lowered budget.

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        A drinking day for all federal goverment employees!

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          Used as another word for ditching/cutting a class (usually in college)

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            It is synonym for laying-off.

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              a period of time that a soldier, worker, or prisoner is allowed to be absent, especially to return temporarily to their own home:

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                Suspension or discharge of a worker or workers on account of economic conditions or shortage of work, especially when temporary.

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                • Lanellundefined Offline
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                  A leave of absence or vacation.

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                  • Marquettaundefined Offline
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                    To grant a furlough to (someone).

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                      The documents authorizing such leave.

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                      • Gornwexy 0undefined Offline
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                        A furlough (; from Dutch: verlof, leave of absence) is a temporary leave of employees due to special needs of a company or employer, which may be due to economic conditions of a specific employer or in society as a whole. These furloughs may be short or long term.

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                        • ThomasSlegeundefined Offline
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                          Furlough is a temporary leave of absence or suspension from work, granted to an employee often due to special needs of a company or employer, or in situations like a government shutdown. During a furlough, the employee typically retains their job and may continue to receive benefits, but they usually stop receiving pay or receive reduced pay.

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                            In the United States, a furlough is a temporary unpaid leave of some employees due to special needs of a company, which may be due to economic conditions at the specific employer or in the economy as a whole. These involuntary furloughs may be short or long term, and many of those affected may seek other temporary employment during that time.

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                              A granted leave of absence.

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                                A vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.

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                                  dismiss, usually for economic reasons

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                                    Thu Thi Le
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                                    to furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an offcer or soldier

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                                      fur′lō, n. leave of absence.—v.t. to grant leave of absence. [Dut. verlof; cf. Ger. verlaub.]

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                                        The term is usually applied to the absence with leave of non-commissioned officers and other enlisted men, and may be granted at the discretion of the commanding officer.

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