postlayoff

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adjective

Occurring after or as a consequence of a layoff

OriginEnglish layoff ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostlayoff (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring 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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishlayoff
  8. Englishpostlayoff

From post- + layoff.

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APA

postlayoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postlayoff

MLA

“postlayoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postlayoff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postlayoff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postlayoff.

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