Synonyms for lay off
lay off

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1. lay offverb

   Synonyms:
   let go, redundant

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1. discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay offverb

   put an end to a state or an activity

   "Quit teasing your little brother"

   Synonyms:
   spare, leave office, allow, block up, abandon, drop by the wayside, forfeit, vacate, halt, release, resign, forgo, block off, hold back, end, kick, throw in, finish, block, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, cede, turn back, waive, throw overboard, stop over, break off, break, throw in the towel, step down, give up, depart, stop, relinquish, blockade, hold on, deliver, arrest, bar, cease, barricade, renounce, take leave, discontinue, contain, drop out, free, chuck up the sponge, kibosh, intercept, terminate, furlough, forego, dispense with, quit, foreswear, check

2. furlough, lay offverb

   dismiss, usually for economic reasons

   "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"

   Synonyms:
   give up, discontinue, furlough, cease, quit, stop

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1. Rodrigo Duterte:

   I will not plead or beg, but I'm just telling you that lay off the Pag-asa because I have soldiers there.

2. Elizabeth Mason:

   Just trying to get the barrel to the ball, see it down, she does spot a couple down in the zone. So just doing our best to lay off the rise ball, and when she does miss, to make sure we’re ready for that pitch.

3. Mark Zandi:

   I think large companies are going to be slower to lay off. They are going to try to get through this, but a lot of these small businesses don't have the cash to weather the storm. It's not obvious to me how we help them. It's tough for the government to try to get cash and credit to small businesses.

4. Chuck Schumer:

   We all know that when the post office is forced to cut hours of operation or delivery routes or lay off workers, the rest of us are worse off, thankfully, for the past few months, Democrats and Republicans have been working together in good faith to reform some of the most troubled parts of Postal Service.

5. James Cavallaro:

   We will have to lay off nearly half of our staff, 30 people, unless we get a cash injection by July, we are working very hard to stave off this crisis.