Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
lay someone off — lay (someone) off to force a worker to give up a job, usually because of high costs or other business reasons. She was laid off along with many others when the company moved to California. Our choices are to lay off ten workers, or raise our… … New idioms dictionary
lay somebody off — ˌlay sbˈoff derived to stop employing sb because there is not enough work for them to do Syn: make somebody redundant • 200 workers at the factory have been laid off. related noun ↑lay off Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lay someone off — discharge a worker temporarily or permanently because of a shortage of work. → lay … English new terms dictionary
lay something off — 1》 chiefly Soccer pass the ball to a teammate. 2》 (of a bookmaker) insure against a loss resulting from a large bet by placing a similar bet with another bookmaker. → lay … English new terms dictionary
lay someone off — MAKE REDUNDANT, dismiss, let go, discharge, give notice to; informal sack, fire, give someone their cards, give someone their marching orders, give someone the boot/push, give someone the (old) heave ho. → lay * * * discharge a worker, esp.… … Useful english dictionary
lay someone off — Syn: make redundant, dismiss, let go, discharge, give notice to; informal sack, fire … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
ˌlay sb ˈoff — phrasal verb to stop employing someone because there is not enough work for them … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lay — [leɪ] verb laid PTandPP lay somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do: • The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. see also … Financial and business terms
lay off — lay (someone) off to force a worker to give up a job, usually because of high costs or other business reasons. She was laid off along with many others when the company moved to California. Our choices are to lay off ten workers, or raise our… … New idioms dictionary
lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ … Dictionary of contemporary English
