FURLOUGH
furlough
(noun) a temporary leave of absence from military duty
furlough
(verb) grant a leave to; “The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children”
furlough, lay off
(verb) dismiss, usually for economic reasons; “She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Furlough (plural Furloughs)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Furlough is the 31754th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 727 individuals. Furlough is most common among White (65.75%) and Black/African American (31.09%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
furlough (countable and uncountable, plural furloughs)
A leave of absence or vacation.
(US) especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
(British) especially one granted to a missionary.
The documents authorizing such leave.
A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
Verb
furlough (third-person singular simple present furloughs, present participle furloughing, simple past and past participle furloughed)
(transitive) To grant a furlough to (someone).
(transitive) To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.
Source: Wiktionary
Fur"lough, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. D. verlof, fr. a prefix akin to E. for + the root of E. lief, and akin to Dan. forlov, Sw. förlof, G. verlaub permission. See Life, a.] (Mil.)
Definition: Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.
Fur"lough, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furloughed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Furloughing.] (Mil.)
Definition: To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an offcer or soldier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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