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# layoff

noun (a layoff, layoffs)

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

## Everyday

1. A layoff is when a company stops employing workers, often because there is not enough work or money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layoff/#m1)
2. (sport) A period when a player is not playing, often because of injury. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layoff/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in news and business: «mass layoffs», «layoff notice». It tells the reader people lost jobs, often not because of anything they did wrong. «Let go» is a softer phrase (euphemism).

### Examples

- The factory announced layoffs of 200 workers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layoff/#x1)
- After the layoff, Dad looked for a new job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layoff/#x2)
- Layoffs worried many families in the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layoff/#x3)
- The striker returned after a long injury layoff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layoff/#x4)
- The company tried to avoid layoffs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layoff/#x5)
- The news reported layoffs at the car plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/layoff/#x6)

### Note

Noun is one word: layoff; the verb is two words: lay off (lay off, laid off). UK often says «redundancy». In maths, after laying off 200 of 1 000 workers, 800 remain (20% laid off).

## On Mova

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