كيف تنطق "lay off"

expression

ˈɫeɪ/ /ˈɔf

LAY-awf

lˈeɪ/ /ˈɒf

LAY-of

التعريف

To end someone's job, usually because the company needs to reduce costs or has too many workers. It does not mean the employee did anything wrong.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫeɪ/ /ˈɔf

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈeɪ/ /ˈɒf

أمريكي

LAY-awf

بريطاني

LAY-of

The company had to lay off 100 workers.

Many people were laid off during the recession.

He was laid off last month and is looking for a new job.

I was shocked when they laid me off with no warning.