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noun

(chiefly US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.

Synonyms:downsizing reduction in force redundancy

Word Statistics

Letter Count7 letters

Syllables2 syllables

Difficulty Level

Hard

Word FrequencyUncommon

Vowel Count2 vowels

Consonant Count5 consonants

Letter Analysis & Structure

Starts With"L" Ends With"S"

First LetterL

Last LetterS

Letter Breakdown

L

A

Y

O

F

F

S

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Suitable for Vocabulary Learning

Compatible with Random Wordle (4–8 Letters)

Suitable for Timed Rush & Category Wordle

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