<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Military: A vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.</li><li>A usually temporary layoff from work: Many plant workers have been forced to go on furlough.</li><li>A temporary leave of absence authorized for a prisoner from a penitentiary.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(Used with object) To grant a furlough to.</li><li>To lay (an employee or worker) off from work, usually temporarily.</li></ul>