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lay off (123 synonym found)

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abandon

abort

aestivate

belay

blueprint

boot

bounce

bound

breathe

bust

call a strike

call it quits

can

cancel

cashier

cease

circle in

circumscribe

close down

close shop

cut it out

define

defrock

delimit

delimitate

demarcate

demote

deplume

depose

deprive

determine

diagram

disbar

discontinue

disemploy

dismiss

displace

displume

drop it

drum out

expel

fire

fix

furlough

give over

give the ax

give the gate

go on strike

graph

halt

have done with

have nothing on

hibernate

hold

kick

kick upstairs

knock it off

knock off

lay by

lay out

lay to

leave off

let go

let out

lie by

lie dormant

lie fallow

lie idle

lie off

lie to

lie up

make redundant

map out

mark boundaries

mark off

mark out

mark the periphery

measure off

measure out

pace off

pension off

plot out

read out of

recess

release

relinquish

remove

renounce

replace

retire

ride at anchor

rope off

rule off

sack

scrub

secure

separate forcibly

set off

set out

set the limit

shut down

shut up shop

sketch

sketch out

specify

stake out

stay

step off

stop for breath

strike

strip

superannuate

take a break

take a recess

take a rest

take five

take ten

take time out

terminate

turn off

turn out

unfrock

walk out

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Definition of lay off:

(v) : to dismiss workers at a time of low business volume; to make redundant; to place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk

"lay off singing, will you! I'm trying to study."

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Definition of lay off:

(v) : to dismiss workers at a time of low business volume; to make redundant; to place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk

"lay off singing, will you! I'm trying to study."

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