lay off vs sack

sack vs lay off

lay off is not a noun while sack is a noun.

lay off and sack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lay off	No	No	Yes	No
sack	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sack is a hypernym of lay off; that is, sack is a word with a broader meaning than lay off:

lay off: dismiss, usually for economic reasons
sack: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Other hypernyms of lay off include can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, send away, terminate.

lay off (noun)	sack (noun)
	the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
	the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
	a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
	a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
	a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
	a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
	any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
	the quantity contained in a sack
	an enclosed space

lay off (verb)	sack (verb)
dismiss, usually for economic reasons	put in a sack
put an end to a state or an activity	plunder (a town) after capture
	make as a net profit
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Difference between lay off and sack

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