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Phrasal verbBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
lay off
/ˈleɪ ˈɒf/
phrasal verb
To end someone's employment because there is not enough work.
- “The firm laid off fifty workers.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))