Definitions
A temporary leave from work or duty.
Word origin
From Dutch verlof (“furlough”), probably from Middle Low German verlōf (“furlough, permission”) (possibly via German Verlaub), from the verb verlōven (“to allow”), from Old Saxon far- + lōvian (“to trust, believe”). From Middle Low German also German Verlaub, Danish forlov. Doublet of leave.
Used in a sentence
“And I had a lot of things on my mind and I pretty well forgot my promise to Mama until I got shipped home on a special furlough for her funeral.”
“The state estimates the one-day-a-month furlough spread over the 18 months of the plan would amount to a 5 percent cut in pay.”
“This implies, for example, that firms should not revise their estimated production capacity downwards when furloughing workers, but should do so after laying off staff permanently.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Temporary leave”8 letters
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