All 3 Uses of
furlough
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- No, I say; but really it might be Sergeant Troy home on furlough, though I have not seen him.†
Chpt 22-24 *
- Troy had not returned to his distant barracks as Boldwood and others supposed, but had merely gone to visit some acquaintance in Bath, and had yet a week or more remaining to his furlough.†
Chpt 31-33
- Could she give up this new love—induce him to renounce her by saying she did not like him—could no more speak to him, and beg him, for her good, to end his furlough in Bath, and see her and Weatherbury no more?†
Chpt 31-33
Definition:
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(furlough as in: furloughed to reduce costs) unpaid time during which an employee is ordered not do come to work; or the issuing of such an order
(Typically done due save money--not due to any dissatisfaction with the employee. Typically job benefits continue.)editor's notes: When a furlough ends, negotiations may result in employees being reimbursed for wages missed during the time off. Historically, that has been the case during furloughs ordered by the United States government due to a breakdown in budget negotiations.