{"id":10835,"date":"2024-04-15T03:38:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=10835"},"modified":"2024-04-15T03:38:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:38:06","slug":"owing-to-the-power-cut-in-the-area-factories-are-being-forced-to-men-a-throw-away-b-send-off-c-put-off-d-lay-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/owing-to-the-power-cut-in-the-area-factories-are-being-forced-to-men-a-throw-away-b-send-off-c-put-off-d-lay-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Owing to the power cut in the area, factories are being forced to &#8230;&#8230; men A. throw away B. send off C. put off D. lay off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;throw away&#8221; option2=&#8221;send off&#8221; option3=&#8221;put off&#8221; option4=&#8221;lay off&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is D. lay off.<\/p>\n<p>To lay off someone means to stop employing them, usually because the company is not doing well financially. 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