[ˈfəːləʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- suspension or discharge of a worker or workers on account of economic conditions or shortage of work, especially when temporary
(e.g: half of employers say they will put the majority of their staff on furlough)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from Dutch verlof, modelled on German Verlaub, of West Germanic origin and related to leave

[ˈfəːləʊ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- suspend or discharge (a worker) from a job, especially temporarily, on account of economic conditions or shortage of work
(e.g: the company temporarily shuttered two plants and furloughed 8,100 workers)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from Dutch verlof, modelled on German Verlaub, of West Germanic origin and related to leave