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lay off

From employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.
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Submitted on August 29, 2012

Additional definitions for 'lay off':

lay offTo place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
lay offAlone.
lay offmade redundant
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