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to lay off
01
to dismiss employees due to financial difficulties or reduced workload
Transitive: to lay off employees
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
off
Base verb
lay
Present tense
lay off
3rd person singular
lays off
Present participle
laying off
Past simple
laid off
Past participle
laid off
Examples
The company laid off 10 % of its workforce due to financial losses.
02
to stop doing something
Transitive: to lay off sth | to lay off doing sth
Examples
She had to lay off her late-night work schedule to improve her sleep.
03
to refrain from bothering or harassing someone
Transitive: to lay off sb
Examples
The bully laid off the smaller child after he started to cry.
