Definitions for "Layoff"
The temporary separation of workers from their jobs. The situation occurs when companies must let workers go for lack of work. [D02946] PMDT
Respondents are classified as on layoff if they are waiting to be recalled to a job from which they were temporarily separated for business-related reasons, such as temporary drops in demand, business downturns, plant remodeling, material shortages, and inventory taking. They must either have been given a date to report back to work or expect to be recalled to their job within six months.
A temporary termination of employees, or the elimination of jobs, during periods of economic downturn or organizational restructuring.
Most intelligent bodybuilders take a one- or two- week layoff from bodybuilding training from time to time, during which they totally avoid the gym. A layoff after a period of intense precompetition preparation is particularly beneficial as a means of allowing the body tocomp)tfr)y mit r&u0Pr2ta &n4 ~ L~flW~ injuries that might have cropped up during the peaking cycle
Most intelligent bodybuilders take a one- or two-week layoff from bodybuilding training from time to time, during which they totally avoid the gym. A layoff after a period of intense pre-competition preparation is particularly beneficial as a means of allowing the body to completely rest, recuperate, and heal any minor training injuries that might have cropped up during the peaking cycle.
Keywords:  bookmaker, wager, bookie, bet, action
A bookmaker's bet with another bookmaker made in order to help equalize the excess action he has accepted from his customers.
Money bet by a house with another bookmaker to reduce its liability.
A type of wager made by one bookmaker with another, often larger, bookmaker in order to balance action or reduce risk.
Excess capacity of a generating unit, available for a limited time under the terms of a sales agreement.