English / idiom
Laid off
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Discharged or dismissed from employment due to economic hardship, restructuring, or lack of work.
In context
01
During the corporate restructuring, over two hundred software developers were unfortunately laid off.
02
After being laid off from his logistics role, Hasan utilized his severance package to build a digital agency.
Synonyms
made redundant,let go,discharged
Antonyms
hired,recruited,retained
Collocations
get laid off,recently laid off,laid off due to cutbacks