Phrasal Verb: Lay off

Phrasal Verb: Lay off


Meaning: Make an employee redundant

Example: The hotel LAID OFF twenty staff because tourist numbers were down.

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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 5 phrasal verbs with 'LAY'

- Lay down
- Lay into
- Lay off
- Lay on
- Lay out

 

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