verlof

Meaning

1. (neuter) furlough, leave of absence
2. (neuter) permission, authorization
3. (Belgium, neuter) vacation

Concepts

leave

furlough

vacation

permission

holiday

pass

leisure

license

dispensation

licence

authorization

permit

doctorate

dismissal

discharge

paying off

coated

empowerment

sack

spare time

time off

clearance

permittance

lay off

Synonyms

toestemming

vergunning

vakantie

permissie

ontslag

machtiging

mandaat

rustdag

snipperdag

vakantiedag

volmacht

vrijaf

afmonstering

vrije tijd

bevoegdheid

congé

doctoraal

licentie

Translations

Urlaub

congé

permiso

Erlaubnis

permissão

licença

permission

άδεια

permis

licence

consentimento

autorisation

férias

vacances

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vərˈlɔf/

Etymology

Cognate with English: furlough

Cognate with Danish: forlov

Cognate with German: Verlaub

In summary

Probably from Middle Low German verlōf (“furlough, permission”) (possibly via or influenced by German Verlaub), from the verb verlōven (“to allow”), from Old Saxon far- + levian (“to give over, leave”).
Cognate with English furlough, Danish forlov, German Verlaub (“permission”).