layoff
/ˈleɪɒf/noun
उच्चारण लेऑफ़
छँटनी, (नौकरी से) निकाला जाना
Core word
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[C]
an act of making people unemployed because there is not enough work for them
छँटनी, (नौकरी से) निकाला जाना
- The slowdown in sales led to hundreds of layoffs at the car factory.
- Workers are worried about further layoffs.
- The company announced a layoff of two hundred workers.
+ 2 more examples
- Many families suffered when the layoffs began.
- The union protested against the sudden layoff.
Synonyms dismissal discharge redundancy
Opposite recruitment hiring
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[C]
a period of time during which somebody is not working or not taking part in a sport or other activity
(काम या खेल से) अवकाश की अवधि, विराम
- The bowler returned to the team after a long layoff with a knee injury.
- After a month's layoff, the batter returned to practice with full energy.
- After a short layoff, the singer returned to the stage.
+ 2 more examples
- A six-week layoff left the player short of fitness.
- The long layoff from work gave him time to learn new skills.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a layoff / layoffs (countable noun)
In the sense of job cuts, layoff is countable and often plural: the company announced layoffs. It is written as one word.
नौकरी में कटौती के अर्थ में 'layoff' countable है और प्रायः plural में आता है: the company announced layoffs। इसे एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है।
- The company announced 500 layoffs.
- A layoff caused him to look for a new job.
layoff from + job / activity
Use from before the job or the activity that stopped: a layoff from cricket, a layoff from work.
जिस काम या गतिविधि से विराम मिला उसके पहले 'from' लगता है: a layoff from cricket, a layoff from work।
- After a long layoff from training, he was out of shape.
lay off sb (verb) vs layoff (noun)
The verb phrase is two words, lay off; the noun is one word, layoff. The verb takes the person as object.
क्रिया-वाक्यांश दो शब्दों का 'lay off' है और noun एक शब्द का 'layoff'। क्रिया का object व्यक्ति होता है।
- The factory laid off 200 workers.
- Workers feared another layoff.
layoff notice / layoff period
Layoff works as a modifier in layoff notice, layoff pay and layoff period.
'Layoff' modifier की तरह layoff notice, layoff pay और layoff period में आता है।
- He received a layoff notice in March.
layoff vs dismissal vs retrenchment
A layoff is due to lack of work, not the worker's fault. A dismissal is for misconduct. Retrenchment is the formal term in Indian labour law.
Layoff काम की कमी के कारण होती है, कर्मचारी के दोष से नहीं। Dismissal दुराचार के कारण होता है, और retrenchment भारतीय श्रम क़ानून का औपचारिक शब्द है।
- The workers were retrenched, not dismissed.
+Collocations 5
adjective + layoff
masssuddentemporarylarge-scalepainful
- The mass layoff left thousands without work.
verb + layoff
announceavoidfacecauseprotest
- The union protested the layoff of casual workers.
layoff + noun
noticepaylistperiodplan
- A layoff plan was sent to the labour office.
layoff + because of
recessiona mergerfalling salesa new machinelack of funds
- Layoffs followed because of falling sales.
layoff + preposition
of workersat the plantin the sectorfrom the firm
- The layoff of workers at the plant caused anger.
“More examples 6
- The IT firm announced layoffs after the quarter's losses.
तिमाही के घाटे के बाद IT कंपनी ने छँटनी की घोषणा की।
- A three-week layoff with a knee injury kept the batsman out of the series.
घुटने की चोट से तीन सप्ताह के विराम ने बल्लेबाज़ को श्रृंखला से बाहर रखा।
- The workers fear a layoff when the new machines arrive.
नई मशीनें आने पर कामगारों को छँटनी का डर है।
- Radhika's father survived two rounds of layoffs.
राधिका के पिता छँटनी के दो दौर से बच गए।
- The government urged firms to avoid layoffs during the crisis.
सरकार ने संकट के दौरान कंपनियों से छँटनी टालने का आग्रह किया।
- The factory announced a temporary layoff during the festival season.
कारखाने ने त्योहारी मौसम में अस्थायी छँटनी की घोषणा की।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The company layoffed fifty workers.
✓ The company laid off fifty workers.
The verb is lay off, with the irregular past form laid off.
क्रिया 'lay off' है और उसका अनियमित past रूप 'laid off' होता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The noun is layoff or lay-off, but the phrasal verb is written as two words, as in 'The company laid off two hundred workers'.
Noun layoff या lay-off लिखा जाता है, पर phrasal verb दो शब्दों में लिखा जाता है, जैसे 'The company laid off two hundred workers'।