lay-offn.

Brit.

/ˈleɪɒf/, U.S.

/ˈleɪˌɔf/,

/ˈleɪˌɑf/

Etymology: to lay off at lay v.¹ Phrasal verbs.

A rest, respite, spell of relaxation; a period during which a workman is temporarily dismissed or allowed to leave his work; a part or season of the year during which activity in a particular business or game is partly or completely suspended.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > [noun] > time off

remedyc1450

intermission?1566

vacancy1599

by-time1609

off-duty1844

watch below, off1850

stand easy1859

off time1866

time off1881

lay-off1889

make and mend1899

laze-off1924

R and R1952

downtime1971

me time1980

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [noun] > redundancy > period when business is suspended

lay-off1923

1889 Gallup (New Mexico) Gleaner 27 Mar. 1/3 Fred Diamond is taking a lay-off.

1904 Minneapolis Daily Times 8 June 8 The men who have been on for a year get a vacation of ten days. Those who have been working less than a year have to get along with only a five-day layoff.

1908 ‘O. Henry’ Gentle Grafter 285 Me and my partner..tried to take a layoff from our professional and business duties; but..our work followed us wherever we went.

1909 R. A. Wason Happy Hawkins 148 Now take a lay-off if you want to,..then come back here.

1919 T. K. Holmes Man from Tall Timber vi. 58 At the lay-off,..he had given each man enough money on account to make their vacation..a very wet spell indeed.

1923 Daily Mail 10 Sept. 8/5 As a consequence of the ‘lay-off’ during the summer months it often happens that the muscles of the young player are not sufficiently supple for him to face the rigours of the game.

1926 J. Black You can't Win xix. 297 I decided to take a lay-off [from burgling].

1927 Sunday Express 8 May 10/3 Although his salary on the speaking stage had fluctuated between £20 and £40 a week, there were..many lay-offs.

1928 Sunday Disp. 8 July 22/2 His opponent will be a French boxer, Pierre Callior. As nothing is known of the Frenchman here we shall be..in the dark..as to what extent..Teddy's long lay-off has affected his form.

1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. xxii. 299 The Herman band took a layoff in Detroit in June 1945.

1956 B. Nankeville Miracle of Mile xii. 90 Chris Chataway..had only had ten days' training following a lay-off.

1969 Daily Tel. 12 Apr. 1/5 Workers protested at proposed factory lay-offs.

1972 Guardian 17 Feb. 6/1 Jaguar is one of the British Leyland groups where extensive lay-offs occurred.

1973 Times 17 Oct. 25/1 (heading) Lay offs threaten 28,000 workers at Vauxhall as car unrest grows.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lay-off
释义	lay-offn. Brit. /ˈleɪɒf/, U.S. /ˈleɪˌɔf/, /ˈleɪˌɑf/ Etymology: to lay off at lay v.¹ Phrasal verbs. A rest, respite, spell of relaxation; a period during which a workman is temporarily dismissed or allowed to leave his work; a part or season of the year during which activity in a particular business or game is partly or completely suspended. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] > time off remedyc1450 intermission?1566 vacancy1599 by-time1609 off-duty1844 watch below, off1850 stand easy1859 off time1866 time off1881 lay-off1889 make and mend1899 laze-off1924 R and R1952 downtime1971 me time1980 society > occupation and work > lack of work > [noun] > redundancy > period when business is suspended lay-off1923 1889 Gallup (New Mexico) Gleaner 27 Mar. 1/3 Fred Diamond is taking a lay-off. 1904 Minneapolis Daily Times 8 June 8 The men who have been on for a year get a vacation of ten days. Those who have been working less than a year have to get along with only a five-day layoff. 1908 ‘O. Henry’ Gentle Grafter 285 Me and my partner..tried to take a layoff from our professional and business duties; but..our work followed us wherever we went. 1909 R. A. Wason Happy Hawkins 148 Now take a lay-off if you want to,..then come back here. 1919 T. K. Holmes Man from Tall Timber vi. 58 At the lay-off,..he had given each man enough money on account to make their vacation..a very wet spell indeed. 1923 Daily Mail 10 Sept. 8/5 As a consequence of the ‘lay-off’ during the summer months it often happens that the muscles of the young player are not sufficiently supple for him to face the rigours of the game. 1926 J. Black You can't Win xix. 297 I decided to take a lay-off [from burgling]. 1927 Sunday Express 8 May 10/3 Although his salary on the speaking stage had fluctuated between £20 and £40 a week, there were..many lay-offs. 1928 Sunday Disp. 8 July 22/2 His opponent will be a French boxer, Pierre Callior. As nothing is known of the Frenchman here we shall be..in the dark..as to what extent..Teddy's long lay-off has affected his form. 1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. xxii. 299 The Herman band took a layoff in Detroit in June 1945. 1956 B. Nankeville Miracle of Mile xii. 90 Chris Chataway..had only had ten days' training following a lay-off. 1969 Daily Tel. 12 Apr. 1/5 Workers protested at proposed factory lay-offs. 1972 Guardian 17 Feb. 6/1 Jaguar is one of the British Leyland groups where extensive lay-offs occurred. 1973 Times 17 Oct. 25/1 (heading) Lay offs threaten 28,000 workers at Vauxhall as car unrest grows. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1889
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