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postlayoff

postlayoff adjective: occurring after or as a consequence of a layoff.

Adjective

postlayoff (not comparable)

  1. Occurring after or as a consequence of a layoff
    • The postlayoff session “allows the individual to vent,” Mr. Ayers said, “about their angst, their anger, their fear.”2009 January 21, Brian Stelter, “In 2009, Layoffs Is the Business to Be In”, in New York Times

Origin of postlayoff

From post- + layoff.

Questions about postlayoff

What does postlayoff mean?
Postlayoff means occurring after or as a consequence of a layoff.
What part of speech is postlayoff?
Postlayoff is an adjective.

Words near postlayoff in the dictionary

  1. postlarva
  2. postlarvae
  3. postlarval
  4. postlaryngeal
  5. postlaunch
  6. postlayoff
  7. Postle
  8. postlecture
  9. postlegal
  10. postlegislation
  11. postlegislative

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