lay off (Meaning)

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lay off (v)

put an end to a state or an activity

dismiss, usually for economic reasons

No weak antonyms found.

The company had no choice but to lay off hundreds of employees due to the economic downturn.
The mayor laid off several city workers in an effort to balance the budget.
The factory was forced to lay off its entire staff after a fire destroyed the production line.
The airline announced that it would lay off thousands of flight attendants as part of a cost-cutting measure.
The newspaper's management laid off dozens of reporters and editors in an effort to stay afloat.
After the merger, the new company had to lay off employees from both the former companies.
The government laid off thousands of temporary workers after the end of the fiscal year.
The construction company was unable to keep all of its employees on the payroll and had to lay off several workers.
The restaurant had to lay off some of its staff due to a slow summer season.
The retail store laid off part-time workers in order to reduce its operating expenses.

put an end to a state or an activity, dismiss, usually for economic reasons

firing,dismissal, furlough, discharge, redundancy, ax,axe, boot, heave-ho, shutdown

recall, callback, recall,reemployment, callback, reemployment, rehiring, rehire, rehire,rehiring

The company had no choice but to lay off hundreds of employees due to the economic downturn.

The mayor laid off several city workers in an effort to balance the budget.

The factory was forced to lay off its entire staff after a fire destroyed the production line.

The airline announced that it would lay off thousands of flight attendants as part of a cost-cutting measure.