FURLOUGH

Definition:

1. [noun] a temporary leave of absence from military duty
   
   
2. [verb] dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"
   Synonyms: lay off
   
   
3. [verb] grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"
   
   

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