Definitions For Furlough

noun

  • A temporary leave of absence from military duty
  • A period of time when a soldier is allowed to leave the place where he or she is stationed
  • A period of time when an employee is told not to come to work and is not paid
  • A period of time when a prisoner is allowed to leave prison

verb

  • Grant a leave to
  • Dismiss, usually for economic reasons
  • To grant a furlough to (someone)
  • To put (a worker) on furlough

Is Furloughs a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
19

The word Furlough is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Furlough in a Sentence

  • Each employee will have a one-day furlough every month.
  • The landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months
  • The company will consider furloughing a small number of workers.

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