Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laid off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
laid off
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does laid off mean?
simple past and past participle of lay off

How to pronounce laid off

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