Antonyms for lay offlay 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

How to use lay off in a sentence?

1. Biden TransitionBiden:

   States and communities shouldn't have to lay off teachers, cops, firefighters, cut off vital services for families and businesses.

2. Chip Rogers:

   Thirty-three thousand small business hotels across the country are facing the difficult decision right now whether to close their doors and lay off millions of people over the next few days.

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. Zach Renstrom:

   If we stop construction water, that act alone would lay off about 20% of our county, we’ve made a commitment that we’re going to make sure to be good stewards of every single drop of water that’s already here and make sure we’re utilizing that. But when we look at our long-term growth and you know how much water we need, (the Lake Powell Pipeline) is still in our long-term plan.

5. Lpez Obrador:

   I dont want to hear them saying, We are handing out aid packages, no, better that they lay off, and think of their families, and themselves, those that are involved in these activities and who are listening to me now or watching me.

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