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Noun(1) a temporary leave of absence from military duty(2) leave of absence
Verb(1) dismiss, usually for economic reasons(2) grant a leave to(3) dismiss(4) usually for economic reasons

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(1) I'm on furlough at the moment with a busted knee (an old friend which has been with me for the better part of a decade), but intend to resume fencing as soon as I stop hurting.(2) I had to settle for the village butcher, the smithy, and several burly convicts on furlough from the nearby penitentiary.(3) The saga about a convict on furlough from prison in Massachusetts sent shivers up the spines of even the most devoted Democrats.(4) a six-week furlough in Australia(5) Until receiving that guarantee, McCain and Lieberman had held up a vote on a highway bill needed to prevent the furlough on Monday of some 5,000 federal workers and a cutoff of highway money.(6) a civil servant home on furlough(7) A proposal to furlough employees for four to five unpaid days over winter break has been dropped.(8) Earlier this week the pilots union accepted a plan that would allow the company to furlough hundreds of pilots while others would u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510volunteeru251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb to fly at a 26 percent salary reduction.(9) A five-day furlough would reduce each employee's salary by an estimated 2 percent.(10) Last week the company said it would furlough 2,700 flight attendants starting in January.(11) he's on furlough(12) Joseph was home on furlough July through mid-September.(13) When Bernard was home on furlough in 1917, they met more than once.(14) We went to France for a little furlough as Marty and Grant call it.(15) Harrison went home on furlough in 1864 to campaign against pro-Southern Democrats in Indiana.(16) Uncle Hugh and Auntie Jan went out to Africa as missionaries and used to visit my mother and our family when they were over on furlough .
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