suspension or discharge of a worker or workers on account of economic conditions or shortage of work, especially when temporary
half of employers say they will put the majority of their staff on furlough
every morning we're hearing about significant furloughs among the airlines
suspend or discharge (a worker) from a job, especially temporarily, on account of economic conditions or shortage of work
the company temporarily shuttered two plants and furloughed 8,100 workers
state workers have been furloughed because of the budget crisis