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layoff

How many syllables in layoff?

  2 syllables

Divide layoff into syllables:   lay-off
How to say layoff:

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Synonyms for layoff


2 syllables
  • dismiss
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What rhymes with layoff

2 syllables
3 syllables
  • far-off
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