furlough
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Is furlough a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of furlough?
Definition
noun (English)
1. A leave of absence or vacation.Examples: "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."UScountableuncountable
2. A leave of absence or vacation.Britishcountableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To grant a furlough to (someone).transitive
2. (transitive) To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.Examples: "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."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary