Layoff meaning in English

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Definition

a layoff: a dismissal, a firing, a termination of employment noun
to lay sbdy off: to dismiss, to sack, to fire sbdy verb

This is an irregular verb:
I lay sbdy off / I laid sbdy off / I have laid sbdy off
  • "Luna : So you know I have to talk to you about a layoff?"
  • "Don't worry, we won't be downsizing, and there are no layoffs forthcoming."
  • "Janine : Well Brent, we know that nobody wants to be standing in the unemployment line, but in most US states, you are entitled to collect unemployment if you have been laid off."
  • "It's you that I have to lay off."
  • "I will do my best to get laid... off."
  • "Generally, it's workers who are laid off that receive unemployment benefits."
  • "It's not me that's getting laid off."

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