laid off Antonyms

Meaning of laid off

Wordnet

laid off (s)

having lost your job

laid off

the act of laying off an employee or a workforce, shutdown, the act of laying off an employee or a work force, to stop doing or taking something, to cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily, to stop employing (a person) often temporarily, to mark or measure off, a period of inactivity or idleness, to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk, avoid, quit, to leave undisturbed, to refrain from swinging at (a pitch), a period during which there is no activity, to leave one alone

FAQs About the word laid off

having lost your jobthe act of laying off an employee or a workforce, shutdown, the act of laying off an employee or a work force, to stop doing or taking somet

left off, ceased,stopped, cut off, ended, halted, broke off, quit, shut off, quitted

kept up,carried on, continued, followed through (with),proceeded, advanced, progressed, ran on, propelled, actuated

The company was forced to lay off 50 employees due to a downturn in the economy.

Thousands of workers were laid off when the factory closed down.

Sarah was laid off from her job as a receptionist last month.

The laid-off employees received severance packages to help them transition to new roles.