Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for laid off

laid off

verb as in stop doing

verb as in relieve of responsibility

Discover More

Example Sentences

Is the marketing of such a terminal by a laid-off equities broker evidence of a great mind or moral force?

Emanuel refused its call that a principal hire a laid-off teacher when three of them applied for a vacancy.

Emanuel has already opened the door on recall by an earlier agreement to let 477 previously laid-off teachers return to work.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

One was the Jobs Bank, a program begun in the 1980s that paid laid-off auto workers 95 percent of their wages indefinitely.

Advertisement

Synonym of the Day

Which one is a synonym for huddle?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to laid-off, such as: fired, freed, released, sacked, axed, and canned.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement