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# furlough

noun (a furlough, furloughs); verb (furlough, furloughs, furloughed, furloughing)

«furlough» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A furlough is a time when workers are told not to come to work for a while, often because there is not enough work, and they may get less pay or none. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furlough/#m1)
2. A furlough is leave from duty for a soldier, or a short permitted absence from prison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furlough/#m2)

### In the lessons

In news and everyday life it is a gentler word than being let go: the job is kept but paused. It is used as a formal euphemism. Phrases: «on furlough», «be furloughed».

### Examples

- Dad was furloughed when the factory closed for a while. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furlough/#x1)
- She was on furlough for three months. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furlough/#x2)
- The soldier went home on furlough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furlough/#x3)
- Many workers were on furlough and earned 80 per cent of their pay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furlough/#x4)
- The company furloughed half its staff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furlough/#x5)
- He went back to work after his furlough ended. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furlough/#x6)
- A certain soldier was allowed to go home on furlough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furlough/#x7)

### Note

Pronounced FUR-loh (the «gh» is silent). Different from being fired or made redundant: the job usually comes back. Maths: «80 per cent of pay» means multiply pay by 0.8.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «furlough» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/furlough/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«furlough» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/furlough.html) on Mova free.