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furlough
[fur-loh] 
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furlough
[fur-loh]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leave of absence |
| Synonyms: | R&, layoff, leave, liberty, rest and recreation, rest and recuperation, rest and relaxation |
| Main Entry: | leave |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holiday, time off |
| Synonyms: | adieu, departure, farewell, furlough, goodbye, leave of absence, leave-taking, liberty, parting, retirement, sabbatical, vacation, withdrawal |
| Notes: | let means to make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen, to allow; leave means to go away from a place |
| Antonyms: | workday |
| Main Entry: | pass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authorization, permission |
| Synonyms: | admission, chit, comp, free ride, furlough, identification, license, order, paper, passport, permit, safe-conduct, ticket, visa, warrant |
| Antonyms: | denial, grounding, refusal, veto |
| Main Entry: | sabbatical |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leave |
| Synonyms: | break, furlough, holiday, leave of absence, liberty, recess, time off, vacation |
| Main Entry: | vacation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | planned time spent not working |
| Synonyms: | R and R, break, breathing space, day of rest, few days off, fiesta, furlough, holiday, intermission, layoff, leave, leave of absence, liberty, long weekend, recess, recreation, respite, rest, sabbatical, spell, time off, two weeks with pay |
| Antonyms: | work |
| Main Entry: | leave of absence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | time away from regular job or school |
| Synonyms: | busman's holiday, furlough, leave, liberty, sabbatical, shore leave |
| Main Entry: | sabbatical year |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | year of leave from job |
| Synonyms: | breather, furlough, leave of absence, sabbatical, sabbatical leave, time off |
| Main Entry: | time off |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leisure time |
| Synonyms: | break, breathing spell, day off, downtime, furlough, holiday, leave of absence, liberty, mental health day, pause, recess, respite, sabbatical, shore leave, sick leave, vacation |
| Main Entry: | shore leave |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | permission to go ashore |
| Synonyms: | furlough, leave, liberty |
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