Definitions for furlough

furlough fur·lough

Spelling: [fur-loh]
IPA: /ˈfɜr loʊ/

Furlough is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 107 anagrams from letters in furlough (fghloruu).

Definitions for furlough

noun

  1. Military. a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.
  2. a usually temporary layoff from work:
  3. a temporary leave of absence authorized for a prisoner from a penitentiary.

verb (used with object)

  1. to grant a furlough to.
  2. to lay (an employee or worker) off from work, usually temporarily.

Origin of furlough

1615-25; variant of earlier furlogh, furloff Dutch verlof leave, permission; current pronunciation by association with dough, etc.

Examples for furlough

They had let him out on furlough, well knowing that they could trust his word.

I will see to it, in the morning, that you have a furlough for a month.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service says it will be forced to furlough employees if cuts are enacted.

Suddenly she has the power to furlough people, so she uses it.

You'll give a body a furlough, by the way of blowing off the fuddle he has on hand?

And Russia evacuated Masampo, while Pavloff was told that he might take a furlough.

He got a furlough from his general, and came home in disguise.

With more than 2/3 of CIA civilians on furlough, a number of worst-case situations became far more likely.

These are employees already being effected by furlough brought under the sequester.

Days later, after four years in jail, Tavakoli was freed on furlough.

Word Value for furlough
Scrable

15

Words with friends

18

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