furlough

furlough is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.
2. transitive verb. To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an offcer or soldier.
3. noun. a temporary leave of absence from military duty
4. verb. grant a leave to

   "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"

5. verb. dismiss, usually for economic reasons

   "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"

Common word forms

furloughs, furloughed, furloughing

Words from these letters

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