lay someone off

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Definition of lay someone off in English English dictionary

lay off
To stop bothering, annoying, teasing, pestering, pressuring, being aggressive with, or hovering over someone; to leave (someone) alone

Lay off it, already!.

lay off
To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk
lay off
To cease, quit, stop (doing something)

When are you gonna lay off smoking?.

lay off
To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package
lay off
postpone; fire, dismiss from a job
lay off
dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"
lay off
to dismiss from employment, sometimes temporarily
lay off
To rule off a course
lay off
If workers are laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do. 100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit They did not sell a single car for a month and had to lay off workers. see also layoff
lay off
To reduce the point count for the non-knocker, by added cards to the melds of the knocker
lay off
When a company is unable to compete and must reduce expenses, they may be forced to send some employees home A lay off is usually considered "temporary" until the company is able to regain financial stability
lay off
To carry out a transaction in the market to offset a previous transaction and return to a square position
lay off
put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
lay off
To brush an unloaded paintbrush across a wet painted surface to create a smooth as possible finish
lay someone off

    Hyphenation

    lay some·one off

    Turkish pronunciation

    ley sʌmwʌn ôf

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlā ˈsəmˌwən ˈôf/ /ˈleɪ ˈsʌmˌwʌn ˈɔːf/
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