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[ fur -loh ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈfɜr loʊ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Military . a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.
a usually temporary layoff from work: Many plant workers have been forced to go on furlough.
a temporary leave of absence authorized for a prisoner from a penitentiary.
verb (used with object) to grant a furlough to.
to lay (an employee or worker) off from work, usually temporarily.
Origin of furlough 1615–25; variant of earlier furlogh, furloff <Dutch verlof leave, permission; current pronunciation by association with dough, etc.
OTHER WORDS FROM furlough pre·fur·lough, noun Words nearby furlough furioso, furious, furkid, furl, furlong, furlough , furmenty, furmint, furnace, Furness, furnish
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Example sentences from the Web for furlough Days later, after four years in jail, Tavakoli was freed on furlough .
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With more than 2/3 of CIA civilians on furlough , a number of worst-case situations became far more likely.
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Suddenly she has the power to furlough people, so she uses it.
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These are employees already being effected by furlough brought under the sequester.
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The Food Safety and Inspection Service says it will be forced to furlough employees if cuts are enacted.
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Though our company contained but 14 unwounded soldiers it was very hard to obtain the furlough .
A German deserter's war experience | Anonymous
I design to write to the General Court requesting a dismission, or at least a furlough .
Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution | John Adams
So you got a furlough and you're on your way to Chicago now?
Ethel Morton at Chautauqua | Mabell S. C. Smith
The other fellow drew; he, too, got a blank, leaving the paper marked "furlough " in the hat for me.
Reminiscences of a Private | Frank M. Mixson
Sterling, who was absent on furlough , died at his home in Greensboro, N.C.
Reminiscences of the Guilford Grays, Co. B., 27th N.C. Regiment | John A. Sloan
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British Dictionary definitions for furlough noun leave of absence from military duty
US a temporary laying-off of employees, usually because there is insufficient work to occupy them
verb (tr) to grant a furlough to
US to lay off (staff) temporarily
Word Origin for furlough C17: from Dutch verlof , from ver- for- + lof leave, permission; related to Swedish förlof
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