Furlough

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces.
  • noun. A usually temporary layoff from work.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The papers or documents authorizing a leave.
  • transitive verb. To grant a furlough to.
  • transitive verb. To terminate the employment of (a worker).
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To furnish with a furlough; grant leave of absence to, as a soldier.
  • noun. Leave of absence; especially, in military use, leave or license given by a commanding officer to an officer or a soldier to be absent from service for a certain time.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Leave of absence; especially, leave given to an officer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.
  • transitive verb. To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an officer or soldier.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A leave of absence or vacation.
  • verb. To grant a furlough to (someone).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. grant a leave to
  • noun. a temporary leave of absence from military duty
  • verb. dismiss, usually for economic reasons
  • Word Usage
    "It`s just so strange, that the government forgets to add those "without pay" words after they use the word furlough though, isn`t it?"
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