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lay off

verb
  1. (chiefly US) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.

  2. (of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.

  3. To cease, quit, stop (doing something).

    "Lay off the singing, will you! I'm trying to study."

Synonymslet go, redundant

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