"lay-off" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "Deverbal from lay off",
      "name": "deverbal"
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  "etymology_text": "Deverbal from lay off.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "lay-offs",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "2021 April 29, Jamie Jackson, “Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes help Manchester United hit Roma for six”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "Pogba zipped a pass to Cavani and his lay-off went to the ever-lurking Fernandes. Once more, his return ball to Cavani was instant, and the Uruguayan smacked home for his 11th goal this season.",
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  "word": "lay-off"
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "lay off"
      },
      "expansion": "Deverbal from lay off",
      "name": "deverbal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Deverbal from lay off.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lay-offs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "lay-off (plural lay-offs)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "2021 April 29, Jamie Jackson, “Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes help Manchester United hit Roma for six”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "Pogba zipped a pass to Cavani and his lay-off went to the ever-lurking Fernandes. Once more, his return ball to Cavani was instant, and the Uruguayan smacked home for his 11th goal this season.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      ],
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  "word": "lay-off"
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