lay-off

lay-off
ˈlay-off noun [countable]
an occasion when an employer ends a worker’s employment for a temporary period of time because there is not enough work:
    more lay-offs in the car industry
⇨ lay off

lay-offBrE /ˈleɪ ɒf/ 🔊NAmE /ˈleɪ ɔːf/ 🔊, /ˈleɪ ɑːf/ 🔊 nounan act of making people unemployed because there is no more work left for them to do （因工作不多的）解雇，裁员a period of time when sb is not working or not doing sth that they normally do regularly 歇工期；停工期◆an eight-week lay-off with a broken leg因腿部骨折歇工休养八周