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layoff

🇬🇧 UK/'leiɒf/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The dismissal of employees due to budget cuts or lack of work, not poor performance.

（临时）裁员；解雇

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
layoffother
=layoff

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The factory announced a massive layoff affecting two thousand employees.

  • 2.

    Following the company merger, a significant layoff was inevitable.

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