OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18742

furlough

/ˈfɜː.ləʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ausencia no pagada • sabático obligatorio no pagado
A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
The state estimates the one-day-a-month furlough spread over the 18 months of the plan would amount to a 5 percent cut in pay.
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