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1 furlough
[fɜ:lou]1.nounmilitary dopust;2.transitive verbdati dopust
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furlough — ► NOUN ▪ leave of absence, especially from military duty. ► VERB US ▪ grant furlough to. ORIGIN Dutch verlof … English terms dictionary
furlough — noun (C, U) a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country : on furlough: a young soldier home on furlough … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
furlough — I noun absence, commeatus, holiday, leave, leave of absence, leisure, liberty, recess, respite, rest, suspension of work, time off, vacation II index holiday, leave (absence) Burton s Leg … Law dictionary
furlough — I UK [ˈfɜː(r)ləʊ] / US [ˈfɜrloʊ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms furlough : singular furlough plural furloughs mainly literary a period of time during which someone is allowed to be away from a job or the armed forces II UK [ˈfɜː(r)ləʊ] / … English dictionary
furlough — I. noun Etymology: Dutch verlof, literally, permission, from Middle Dutch, from ver for + lof permission; akin to Middle High German loube permission more at for , leave Date: 1625 a leave of absence from duty granted especially to a soldier;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
furlough — 1. noun /ˈfəː.ləʊ,ˈfɝ.loʊ/ a) A leave of absence or vacation. b) especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner. 2. verb … Wiktionary
furlough — fur|lough1 [ fɜrlou ] noun count or uncount a period of time during which someone is allowed to be away from a job or the military furlough fur|lough 2 [ fɜrlou ] verb transitive AMERICAN BUSINESS to allow or order someone to leave work for a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
furlough — [ fə:ləʊ] noun leave of absence, especially from military duty. verb US grant furlough to. Origin C17: from Du. verlof, of W. Gmc origin and related to leave2 … English new terms dictionary
furlough — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. leave [of absence], pass, shore leave, liberty. See permission. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. leave of absence, leave, rest and recuperation, R&R; see vacation . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. leave,… … English dictionary for students
furlough — /ˈfɜloʊ / (say ferloh) noun 1. leave of absence from military duty. 2. leave of absence from official duty, usually for a longish period. {variant of furloff, from Dutch verlof leave. Compare German Verlaub permission; pronunciation by… …
List of Merriam–Webster's Words of the Year — Merriam Webster s Words of the Year, a list published annually by the American dictionary publishing company Merriam Webster, features the ten words of the year from the English language. This list started in 2003, and is published at the end of… … Wikipedia