furlough
/ˈfɝ.loʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.
Transitive verb
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "And I had a lot of things on my mind and I pretty well forgot my promise to Mama until I got shipped home on a special furlough for her funeral."
- "The state estimates the one-day-a-month furlough spread over the 18 months of the plan would amount to a 5 percent cut in pay."
- "This implies, for example, that firms should not revise their estimated production capacity downwards when furloughing workers, but should do so after laying off staff permanently."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɝ.loʊ/
- British English: /ˈfɜː.ləʊ/
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Transitive verb