| furlough | (n) การพักงาน |
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| furlough | (n) a temporary leave of absence from military duty |
| furlough | (v) dismiss, usually for economic reasons, Syn. lay off, Example: She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized |
| furlough | (v) grant a leave to, Example: The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children |
| Furlough | n. [ 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.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Furlough | v. t. |