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closure vs layoff

layoff vs closure

closure and layoff both are nouns.

closure is a verb but layoff is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
closure Yes No Yes No
layoff Yes No No No
As nouns, layoff is a hyponym of closure; that is, layoff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than closure:
  • closure: termination of operations
  • layoff: the act of laying off an employee or a work force
Other hyponyms of closure include plant closing, bank closing.
closure (noun) layoff (noun)
termination of operations the act of laying off an employee or a work force
the act of blocking
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
closure (verb) layoff (verb)
terminate debate by calling for a vote
Difference between closure and layoff

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