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to lay off a risk

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  • lay off — verb Date: 1748 transitive verb 1. to mark or measure off 2. to cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily 3. of a bookie to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk 4. a. to leave undisturbed b. avoid, quit …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lay off — verb a) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a . Lay off the singing, will you! Im trying to study. b) (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another …   Wiktionary

  • lay off — /ˌleɪ ɒf/ verb 1. to dismiss employees for a time (until more work is available) ● The factory laid off half its workers because of lack of orders. 2. especially US to dismiss employees permanently ♦ to lay off risks to protect oneself against… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • Lay off — 1. desist doing or taking: better lay off the booze ; 2. cease to annoy (someone); 3. protect a bet or speculation by taking some off setting risk …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • lay off — Australian Slang 1. desist doing or taking: better lay off the booze ; 2. cease to annoy (someone); 3. protect a bet or speculation by taking some off setting risk …   English dialects glossary

  • lay — [leɪ] verb laid PTandPP lay somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do: • The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. see also …   Financial and business terms

  • lay — lay1 [lā] vt. laid, laying [ME leyen, new formation < 3d pers. sing. of earlier leggen < OE lecgan, lit., to make lie (akin to Goth lagjan, Ger legen) < pt. base of OE licgan, to LIE1] 1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock… …   English World dictionary

  • lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lay — 1 /leI/ verb the past tense of lie 1 2 verb past tense and past participle laid 1 PUT SB/STH DOWN (transitive always + adv/prep) to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position: lay sth in/on/under etc: Laying my coat carefully on …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • lay — I v 1. put, place, set, rest, Inf. stick, leave, park, plant; set down, seat, settle; incline, lean. 2. drop, floor, lay low, prostrate; fell, knock or cut or strike down, sink. 3. lodge, submit, present, prefer, bring forward. 4. repose, impute …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • lay — I. /leɪ / (say lay) verb (laid, laying) –verb (t) 1. to put or place in a position of rest or recumbency: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to bring, throw, or beat down, as from an erect position: to lay a person low. 3. to cause to subside: to lay… …  

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