Lay off – meaning and examples

Lay offphrasal verb · lay

Meanings:

1. To leave someone or something alone.
2. To stop doing something to someone or something;
3. To put an end to someone's employment at something.

Examples:

• The automobile factory laid five hundred people off from work.
• She usually runs several miles every day but lays off in the hot weather.
• She was laid off alongwith many others when the company moved to California.

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