"furlough" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɜː(ɹ).ləʊ/ [British], /ˈfɝ.loʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-furlough.ogg , en-au-furlough.ogg Forms: furloughs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ləʊ 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- + levian (“to give over, leave”). From Middle Low German also German Verlaub, Danish forlov. Doublet of leave. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|verlof|t=furlough}} Dutch verlof (“furlough”), {{der|en|gml|verlōf|t=furlough, permission}} Middle Low German verlōf (“furlough, permission”), {{der|en|de|Verlaub}} German Verlaub, {{der|en|osx|far-}} Old Saxon far-, {{cog|de|Verlaub}} German Verlaub, {{cog|da|forlov}} Danish forlov, {{doublet|en|leave}} Doublet of leave Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} furlough (countable and uncountable, plural furloughs)
  1. A leave of absence or vacation.
    (US) especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
    Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-furlough-en-noun-Ew-uGcOB Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 9 32 1 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 24 27 6 33 3 7
  2. A leave of absence or vacation.
    (British) especially one granted to a missionary.
    Tags: British, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-furlough-en-noun-1JNWXKN6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 9 32 1 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 24 27 6 33 3 7
  3. The documents authorizing such leave. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-furlough-en-noun-EX2b5JB-
  4. A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs): nucená dovolená [feminine] (Czech), onbetaald verlof [neuter] (Dutch), lomautus (Finnish), chômage technique [masculine] (French), unbezahlter Zwangsurlaub [masculine] (German), Zwangsurlaub [masculine] (German), Kurzarbeit [feminine] (German), kényszerszabadság (Hungarian), fizetés nélküli szabadság (Hungarian), permesso non retribuito [masculine] (Italian), cassa integrazione [feminine] (Italian), permittering [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), licença não remunerada (Portuguese), неоплачиваемый отпуск (neoplačivajemyj otpusk) (Russian), neplaćeni dopust (Serbo-Croatian), prisilni odmor (Serbo-Croatian), ausencia no pagada [feminine] (Spanish), sabático obligatorio no pagado [masculine] (Spanish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (documents authorizing leave of absence): propustka [feminine] (Czech), lomalupa (Finnish), szabadságolási/távozási engedély (Hungarian), przepustka (Polish), увольни́тельная (uvolʹnítelʹnaja) [feminine] (Russian), fòrladh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic) Translations (leave of absence): отпуск (otpusk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), dovolenka [feminine] [army, military, war, government, politics] (Czech), verlof [neuter] (Dutch), loma (Finnish), congé [masculine] (French), Urlaub [masculine] (German), Hafturlaub (english: prisoner) [masculine] (German), Ausgang (english: prisoner) [masculine] (German), Freigang (english: prisoner) [masculine] (German), eltávozási engedély (Hungarian), szabadság (Hungarian), eltávozás (Hungarian), eltáv (Hungarian), scor [masculine] (Irish), licenza [feminine] (Italian), رخصت (ruhsat) (Ottoman Turkish), urlop [masculine] (Polish), licença [feminine] (Portuguese), învoire [feminine] (Romanian), permisie [feminine] (Romanian), о́тпуск (ótpusk) [masculine] (Russian), увольне́ние (uvolʹnénije) [neuter] (Russian), побы́вка (pobývka) [feminine] (Russian), fòrladh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), dovolenka [feminine] (Slovak), permiso [masculine] (Spanish), dispensa [feminine] (Spanish), licencia [masculine] (Spanish), permission (Swedish), зві́льнення (zvílʹnennja) [neuter] [military, war, government, politics] (Ukrainian), відпустка (vidpustka) (english: prisoner) (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'documents authorizing leave of absence': 34 34 9 24 Disambiguation of 'leave of absence': 35 35 5 25

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɜː(ɹ).ləʊ/ [British], /ˈfɝ.loʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-furlough.ogg , en-au-furlough.ogg Forms: furloughs [present, singular, third-person], furloughing [participle, present], furloughed [participle, past], furloughed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ləʊ 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- + levian (“to give over, leave”). From Middle Low German also German Verlaub, Danish forlov. Doublet of leave. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|verlof|t=furlough}} Dutch verlof (“furlough”), {{der|en|gml|verlōf|t=furlough, permission}} Middle Low German verlōf (“furlough, permission”), {{der|en|de|Verlaub}} German Verlaub, {{der|en|osx|far-}} Old Saxon far-, {{cog|de|Verlaub}} German Verlaub, {{cog|da|forlov}} Danish forlov, {{doublet|en|leave}} Doublet of leave Head templates: {{en-verb}} furlough (third-person singular simple present furloughs, present participle furloughing, simple past and past participle furloughed)
  1. (transitive) To grant a furlough to (someone). Tags: transitive Translations (to grant a furlough): myöntää loma (Finnish), beurlauben (German), szabadságot ad (Hungarian), szabadságol (Hungarian), konjedar (Ido)
    Sense id: en-furlough-en-verb-8N4BpSKM Disambiguation of 'to grant a furlough': 96 4
  2. (transitive) To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough. Tags: transitive Translations (to bar (an employee) from working): lomauttaa (Finnish), zwangsbeurlauben (German), kényszerszabadságra küld (Hungarian), permittere (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-furlough-en-verb-4acjDEYk Disambiguation of 'to bar (an employee) from working': 9 91

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otpusk",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "отпуск"
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      "word": "verlof"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "word": "loma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "congé"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Urlaub"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "prisoner",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hafturlaub"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "prisoner",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ausgang"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "prisoner",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Freigang"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "word": "eltávozási engedély"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "word": "szabadság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "word": "eltávozás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "word": "eltáv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scor"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "licenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "ruhsat",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "word": "رخصت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "urlop"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "licença"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "învoire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "permisie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ótpusk",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "о́тпуск"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uvolʹnénije",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "увольне́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pobývka",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "побы́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fòrladh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dovolenka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "permiso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dispensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "licencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "word": "permission"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zvílʹnennja",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics"
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      "word": "зві́льнення"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "prisoner",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidpustka",
      "sense": "leave of absence",
      "word": "відпустка"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "documents authorizing leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "propustka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "documents authorizing leave of absence",
      "word": "lomalupa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "documents authorizing leave of absence",
      "word": "szabadságolási/távozási engedély"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "documents authorizing leave of absence",
      "word": "przepustka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uvolʹnítelʹnaja",
      "sense": "documents authorizing leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "увольни́тельная"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "documents authorizing leave of absence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fòrladh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nucená dovolená"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "onbetaald verlof"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "word": "lomautus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chômage technique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "unbezahlter Zwangsurlaub"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zwangsurlaub"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kurzarbeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "word": "kényszerszabadság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "word": "fizetés nélküli szabadság"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "permesso non retribuito"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cassa integrazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "permittering"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "word": "licença não remunerada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neoplačivajemyj otpusk",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "word": "неоплачиваемый отпуск"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "word": "neplaćeni dopust"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "word": "prisilni odmor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ausencia no pagada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sabático obligatorio no pagado"
    }
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  "word": "furlough"
}

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        "To grant a furlough to (someone)."
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        "(transitive) To grant a furlough to (someone)."
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        "To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough."
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        "(transitive) To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough."
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to grant a furlough",
      "word": "myöntää loma"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to grant a furlough",
      "word": "beurlauben"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to grant a furlough",
      "word": "szabadságot ad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to grant a furlough",
      "word": "szabadságol"
    },
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      "code": "io",
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      "sense": "to grant a furlough",
      "word": "konjedar"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to bar (an employee) from working",
      "word": "lomauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to bar (an employee) from working",
      "word": "zwangsbeurlauben"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to bar (an employee) from working",
      "word": "kényszerszabadságra küld"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to bar (an employee) from working",
      "word": "permittere"
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  "word": "furlough"
}

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