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lay off 
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(TTS Sound)Overview of noun lay_off
The noun layoff has 1 sense
- layoff -- (the act of laying off an employee or a work force)
Overview of verb lay_off
The verb lay off has 2 senses
- discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother")
- furlough, lay off -- (dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized")