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What is the noun for laying off?

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layoff
  1. (chiefly US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
  2. A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
  3. (Britain, soccer) A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. dismissal, discharge, axe, furlough, ax, sacking, redundancy, cutback, downsizing, streamlining, early retirement, letting go, reduction in force, firing, marching orders, notice, the sack, termination, lay-off, the boot, laying-off, removal, ousting, boot, sack, push, release, cashiering, unemployment, retirement, redundance, severance, bounce, congé, heave-ho, the old heave-ho, kiss-off, job loss, the push, pink slip, the door, your books, the axe, the bum's rush, the order of the boot, one's cards, joblessness, ejection, expulsion, demobilization … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Barnette confirmed that he expressed his displeasure that he had not received notice of the layoff from the Company.”
      “By the time I got to my third career layoff, I had done my homework and felt prepared for the blow.”
      “The November-December layoff in production was the most trying season, since it coincided with the decline in the availability of local food supplements.”
layoffs
  1. plural of layoff
  2. Synonyms:
      3. dismissal, discharge, axes, furlough, sacking, redundancy, cutbacks, downsizings, early retirement, reduction in force, marching orders, firing, notices, termination, heave-hoes, bounce, retirement, pushes, pink slips, redundances, boot, kiss-offs, severances, cashierings, removals, releases, oustings, unemployment, sacks, joblessness, bum's rushes, axings, bullets, ejections, demobilizations, walking papers, expulsion, chops, ostracism, eviction, dislodgments, displacements, depositions, suspension, defenestrations, elbows, dispossessions, deposal, ousters, overthrows … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The contract prohibits layoffs unless prompted by events beyond the company's control.”
      “Along with bolstering savings, workers are looking to microbusinesses as a hedge against the risk of layoffs or pay cuts.”
      “The unions protested against wage cuts and layoffs for public sector workers.”
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