Furlough

Furlough

A furlough (IPAEng|ˈfɝloʊ) is a temporary leave of absence, especially from duty in the armed services or from a prison term. In these cases, a furlough is a vacation. In some Commonwealth countries (such as Australia and New Zealand), furlough is an employee benefit known as long service leave.

A furlough may also be part of a work release program.

A furlough may be a long term lay-off from a railroad.

A furlough is sometimes involuntary because of work conditions. In this case, the furlough is more like a temporary layoff.]

It can also mean, a company planned schedule of, maybe, "work 3wks./off 1wk.".EXAMPLE: A company's workforce is divided into 4 equal groups. Each group, in turn, takes a week off of work.

ee also

* Long service leave
* Downsizing

External links

* [http://www.opm.gov/furlough/furlough.htm Guidance and Information on Furloughs] from the United States Office of Personnel Management
* [http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/05/26/askthepilot187/ Furlough: The worst cockpit terror of them all! What if it happens to you?] - by Patrick Smith


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  • Furlough — Fur lough, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furloughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furloughing}.] (Mil.) To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an officer or soldier …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • furlough — ► NOUN ▪ leave of absence, especially from military duty. ► VERB US ▪ grant furlough to. ORIGIN Dutch verlof …   English terms dictionary

  • furlough — [fʉr′lō] n. [earlier furloff < Du verlof, modeled on Ger verlaub < MHG verlouben, to permit < ver , FOR + loube, permission, akin to LEAVE2] a leave of absence; esp., a leave granted to military enlisted personnel for a specified period… …   English World dictionary

  • Furlough — Fur lough, n. [Prob. fr. D. verlof, fr. a prefix akin to E. for + the root of E. lief, and akin to Dan. forlov, Sw. f[ o]rlof, G. verlaub permission. See {Life}, a.] (Mil.) Leave of absence; especially, leave given to an officer or soldier to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • furlough — I noun absence, commeatus, holiday, leave, leave of absence, leisure, liberty, recess, respite, rest, suspension of work, time off, vacation II index holiday, leave (absence) Burton s Leg …   Law dictionary

  • furlough — 1620s, vorloffe, from Du. verlof, lit. permission, from M.Du. ver completely, for + laf, lof permission, which is related to the second element in BELIEVE (Cf. believe) and to LEAVE (Cf. leave) (n.). The gh spelling developed by 1770s and… …   Etymology dictionary

  • furlough — [n] leave of absence layoff, leave, liberty, rest and recreation, rest and recuperation, rest and relaxation, R R, sabbatical, shore leave, shutdown, vacation; concepts 802,807 …   New thesaurus

  • furlough — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)loʊ[/t]] furloughs, furloughing, furloughed 1) N VAR If workers are given furlough, they are told to stay away from work for a certain period because there is not enough for them to do. [AM] This could mean a massive furlough of… …   English dictionary

  • furlough — fur|lough [ˈfə:ləu US ˈfə:rlou] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: verlof permission ] 1.) a period of time when a soldier or someone working in another country can return to their own country = ↑leave ▪ a young soldier home on… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • furlough — I UK [ˈfɜː(r)ləʊ] / US [ˈfɜrloʊ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms furlough : singular furlough plural furloughs mainly literary a period of time during which someone is allowed to be away from a job or the armed forces II UK [ˈfɜː(r)ləʊ] / …   English dictionary

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