Layoff
Layoff noun - The termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily.
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Reducing
Reducing noun - Any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent.
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Layoff and reducing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Layoff" instead a noun "Reducing".
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