furlough

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FURLOUGH

Fur "lough, n. Etym: [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. )

FURLOUGH

Fur "lough, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furloughed (; p. pr. & vb. n.Furloughing.] (Mil. )

furlough

fur lough |ˈfərlō ˈfərˌloʊ | ▶noun leave of absence, esp. that granted to a member of the armed services: a civil servant home on furlough | a six-week furlough in Australia. • a temporary release of a convict from prison: a system that allowed murderers to leave prison for weekend furloughs. • a layoff, esp. a temporary one, from a place of employment. ▶verb [ with obj. ] grant such leave of absence to. • lay off (workers ), esp. temporarily: President Reagan furloughed “nonessential ” employees | (as adj. furloughed ) : factories are apt to recall some furloughed workers. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Dutch verlof, modeled on German Verlaub, of West Germanic origin and related to leave 2 .

furlough

furlough |ˈfəːləʊ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the services or a missionary: a civil servant home on furlough | [ count noun ] : a six-week furlough in Australia. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. furloughed ) US grant leave of absence to: furloughed workers. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Dutch verlof, modelled on German Verlaub, of West Germanic origin and related to leave 2 .

furlough

fur lough /fə́ː r loʊ /名詞 U C 1 (特に海外駐在の公務員や軍人などの )休暇 ▸ go home on furlough 休暇をとって帰省する 2 ｟米 ｠レイオフ, 一時帰休 .3 ｟米 ｠(囚人の )一時出所 .動詞 他動詞 ｟米 ｠1 …に休暇 [賜暇 ]を与える .2 〈従業員 〉を一時帰休させる .