Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces.
- noun A usually temporary layoff from work.
- noun A temporary leave of absence granted to a prisoner under special circumstances, such as the need to attend the funeral of a family member, or for a special purpose, such as participation in a work program.
- noun The papers or documents authorizing a leave.
- transitive verb To grant a furlough to.
- transitive verb To terminate the employment of (a worker).
from The Century Dictionary.
- To furnish with a furlough; grant leave of absence to, as a soldier.
- noun Leave of absence; especially, in military use, leave or license given by a commanding officer to an officer or a soldier to be absent from service for a certain time.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mil.) Leave of absence; especially, leave given to an officer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.
- transitive verb (Mil.) To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an officer or soldier.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
leave of absence orvacation . - verb transitive To grant a furlough to (someone).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb grant a leave to
- noun a temporary leave of absence from military duty
- verb dismiss, usually for economic reasons
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Alteration of vorloffe, furlogh, from Dutch verlof, from Middle Dutch; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Dutch verlof, cognate with Danish forlov ("furlough") (loaned from Middle Low German), German Verlaub ("permission").
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