Laid Off

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
LO
Pronunciation
/leɪd ɔf/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.
  2. 100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit
  3. If you have been laid off, your new occupation is looking for work.
  4. A man had just been laid off from work.
  5. Care and waiting have been neglected, workshop staff laid off.

Other meanings of LO