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furlough
fur·lough F0369200 (fûr′lō)n.1. a. A leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces.b. A usually temporary layoff from work.c. A temporary leave of absence granted to a prisoner under special circumstances, such as the need to attend the funeral of a family member, or for a special purpose, such as participation in a work program.2. The papers or documents authorizing a leave: The soldiers had their furloughs in their breast pockets.tr.v. fur·loughed, fur·lough·ing, fur·loughs 1. To grant a furlough to.2. To terminate the employment of (a worker).
[Alteration of vorloffe, furlogh, from Dutch verlof, from Middle Dutch; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]furlough (ˈfɜːləʊ) n1. (Military) leave of absence from military duty2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) US a temporary laying-off of employees, usually because there is insufficient work to occupy themvb (tr) 3. (Military) to grant a furlough to4. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) US to lay off (staff) temporarily[C17: from Dutch verlof, from ver- for- + lof leave, permission; related to Swedish förlof]fur•lough (ˈfɜr loʊ)
n. 1. a vacation or leave of absence, as one granted to a person in military service; leave. 2. a usu. temporary layoff from work. 3. a temporary leave of absence authorized for a prisoner from a penitentiary. v.t. 4. to grant a furlough to. 5. to lay (an employee or worker) off from work, usu. temporarily. [1615–25; variant of earlier furlogh, furloff < Dutch verlof leave, permission; see for-, leave2] furlough
Past participle: furloughed
Gerund: furloughing
| Imperative |
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| furlough | | furlough |
| Present |
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| I furlough | | you furlough | | he/she/it furloughs | | we furlough | | you furlough | | they furlough |
| Preterite |
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| I furloughed | | you furloughed | | he/she/it furloughed | | we furloughed | | you furloughed | | they furloughed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am furloughing | | you are furloughing | | he/she/it is furloughing | | we are furloughing | | you are furloughing | | they are furloughing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have furloughed | | you have furloughed | | he/she/it has furloughed | | we have furloughed | | you have furloughed | | they have furloughed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was furloughing | | you were furloughing | | he/she/it was furloughing | | we were furloughing | | you were furloughing | | they were furloughing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had furloughed | | you had furloughed | | he/she/it had furloughed | | we had furloughed | | you had furloughed | | they had furloughed |
| Future |
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| I will furlough | | you will furlough | | he/she/it will furlough | | we will furlough | | you will furlough | | they will furlough |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have furloughed | | you will have furloughed | | he/she/it will have furloughed | | we will have furloughed | | you will have furloughed | | they will have furloughed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be furloughing | | you will be furloughing | | he/she/it will be furloughing | | we will be furloughing | | you will be furloughing | | they will be furloughing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been furloughing | | you have been furloughing | | he/she/it has been furloughing | | we have been furloughing | | you have been furloughing | | they have been furloughing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been furloughing | | you will have been furloughing | | he/she/it will have been furloughing | | we will have been furloughing | | you will have been furloughing | | they will have been furloughing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been furloughing | | you had been furloughing | | he/she/it had been furloughing | | we had been furloughing | | you had been furloughing | | they had been furloughing |
| Conditional |
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| I would furlough | | you would furlough | | he/she/it would furlough | | we would furlough | | you would furlough | | they would furlough |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have furloughed | | you would have furloughed | | he/she/it would have furloughed | | we would have furloughed | | you would have furloughed | | they would have furloughed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | furlough - a temporary leave of absence from military dutyleave, leave of absence - the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" | | Verb | 1. | furlough - dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"lay offgive notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"downsize - dismiss from work; "three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis" | | 2. | furlough - grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
furloughnounA regularly scheduled period spent away from work or duty, often in recreation:leave, vacation.Chiefly British: holiday.Translationsfurlough
Synonyms for furloughnoun a regularly scheduled period spent away from work or duty, often in recreationSynonymsSynonyms for furloughnoun a temporary leave of absence from military dutyRelated Wordsverb dismiss, usually for economic reasonsSynonymsRelated Words- give notice
- give the axe
- give the sack
- sack
- send away
- can
- force out
- displace
- fire
- dismiss
- terminate
- downsize
verb grant a leave toRelated Words- countenance
- permit
- allow
- let
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