English Explanatory Dictionary

furlough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A leave of absence or vacation.
  2. Especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
  3. Especially one granted to a missionary.
  4. The documents authorizing such leave.
  5. A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.
verb
  1. To grant a furlough to (someone).
  2. To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɜː.ləʊ/ /ˈfɝ.loʊ/ en-us-furlough.ogg /ˈfɜː.ləʉ/ en-au-furlough.ogg /ˈføː.lɐʉ/

Word forms

furlough furloughs furloughing furloughed

Etymology

From Dutch verlof (“furlough”), probably from Middle Low German verlōf (“furlough, permission”) (possibly via German Verlaub), from the verb verlōven (“to allow”), from Old Saxon far- + lōvian (“to trust, believe”). From Middle Low German also German Verlaub, Danish forlov. Doublet of leave.

Derived words

prefurlough furlougher unfurloughed

Translations

Bulgarian: отпуск Czech: dovolenka Czech: propustka Dutch: verlof Finnish: loma Finnish: lomalupa French: congé Galician: permiso Galician: licenza German: Urlaub German: Hafturlaub German: Ausgang German: Freigang Hungarian: eltávozási engedély Hungarian: szabadság Hungarian: eltávozás Hungarian: eltáv Hungarian: szabadságolási/távozási engedély Irish: scor Italian: licenza Italian: congedo Polish: urlop Polish: przepustka Portuguese: licença Romanian: învoire Romanian: permisie Russian: о́тпуск Russian: увольне́ние Russian: побы́вка Russian: увольни́тельная Scottish Gaelic: fòrladh Slovak: dovolenka Spanish: permiso Spanish: dispensa Spanish: licencia Spanish: permiso de ausencia oficial Swedish: permission Ottoman Turkish: رخصت Ukrainian: зві́льнення Ukrainian: відпустка
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