Source : WordNet®

lay off
     v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your
          little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {cease}, {give
          up}, {quit}] [ant: {continue}]
     2: dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off
        together with hundreds of other workers when the company
        downsized" [syn: {furlough}]