furlough en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- audio Queensland
- /ˈføː.lɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈfɝ.loʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈfɜː.ləʉ/ (Australia)
- /ˈfɜː.ləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Dutch verlof (“furlough”), probably from Middle Low German verlōf (“furlough, permission”) (possibly via German Verlaub), from the verb verlōven (“to allow”), from Old Saxon far- + lōvian (“to trust, believe”). From Middle Low German also German Verlaub, Danish forlov. Doublet of leave.
Meanings
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(US, countable, uncountable) A leave of absence or vacation. ▸ Especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
And I had a lot of things on my mind and I pretty well forgot my promise to Mama until I got shipped home on a special furlough for her funeral.
1957, James Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues”, in Going to Meet the Man, Dial, published 1965:
- (UK, countable, uncountable) A leave of absence or vacation. ▸ Especially one granted to a missionary.
- (countable, uncountable) The documents authorizing such leave.
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(countable, uncountable) A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
The state estimates the one-day-a-month furlough spread over the 18 months of the plan would amount to a 5 percent cut in pay.
2008 November 7, Jon Ortiz, “State workers rip Schwarzenegger's job furlough plan”, in The Sacramento Bee:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| furloughs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (60)
hu eltávozási engedély (leave of absence) · hu szabadság (leave of absence) · hu eltáv (leave of absence) · nl onbetaald verlof (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · ro învoire (leave of absence) · it permesso non retribuito (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · fi pakkoloma (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · es ausencia no pagada (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · bg отпуск (leave of absence) · ro permisie (leave of absence) · hu fizetés nélküli szabadság (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · it congedo (leave of absence) · fi lomautus (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · es dispensa (leave of absence) · nb permittering (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · cs dovolenka (leave of absence) · ota رخصت (leave of absence) · ru побы́вка (leave of absence) · hu szabadságolási/távozási engedély (documents authorizing leave of absence) · gl permiso (leave of absence) · ru увольни́тельная (documents authorizing leave of absence) · ru увольне́ние (leave of absence) · pt licença não remunerada (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · es licencia (leave of absence) · de Freigang (leave of absence) · de Hafturlaub (leave of absence) · cs nucená dovolená (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · fi lomalupa (documents authorizing leave of absence) · sk dovolenka (leave of absence) · cs propustka (documents authorizing leave of absence) · es permiso (leave of absence) · fr congé (leave of absence) · pl urlop (leave of absence) · gd fòrladh (documents authorizing leave of absence) · nl verlof (leave of absence) · hu eltávozás (leave of absence) · uk зві́льнення (leave of absence) · ga scor (leave of absence) · sv permission (leave of absence) · gl licenza (leave of absence) · it cassa integrazione (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · uk відпустка (leave of absence) · es permiso de ausencia oficial (documents authorizing leave of absence) · es sabático obligatorio no pagado (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · de Zwangsurlaub (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · pl przepustka (documents authorizing leave of absence) · ru о́тпуск (leave of absence) · it licenza (leave of absence) · de unbezahlter Zwangsurlaub (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · de Ausgang (leave of absence) · hu kényszerszabadság (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · ru неоплачиваемый отпуск (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · sh prisilni odmor (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · fr chômage technique (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · de Urlaub (leave of absence) · fi loma (leave of absence) · pt licença (leave of absence) · gd fòrladh (leave of absence) · de Kurzarbeit (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs) · sh neplaćeni dopust (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)