Difference between Discontinue and Lay Off

DISCONTINUE vs LAY OFF: VERB

Prevent completion
Put an end to a state or an activity
To stop a process; especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
Come to or be at an end
Come or be at an end

Dismiss, usually for economic reasons
Put an end to a state or an activity
(of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.
(of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
To cease, quit, stop (doing something).
To stop bothering, annoying, teasing, pestering, pressuring, being aggressive with, or hovering over someone; to leave (someone) alone.

To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off.

To interrupt; break the continuity of; intermit.
To cease to take or receive; abandon; cease to use: as, to discontinue a daily paper.
To cease from; cause to cease; put an end to; break off; stop: as, to discontinue a habit or practice; to discontinue a suit at law, or a claim or right; their partnership has been discontinued.
To lose cohesion of parts; suffer disruption or separation of substance.
To be severed or separated.
To cease; come to a stop or end: as, the uproar discontinued at that moment; the fever has discontinued.

Withdraw, Forgo, Abandon, Forego, Cancel, Discontinuance, Suspend, Terminate, Break off, Lay off, Give up, Break, Stop, Quit, Cease

Arrested, Apprehend, Halt, Dismissed, Fire, Can, Arrest, Drop, Idle, Cease, Stop, Discontinue, Furlough, Quit, Give up

Withhold, Revoke, Abandon, Forego, Cancel, Discontinuance, Suspend, Terminate, Break off, Lay off, Give up, Break, Stop, Quit, Cease

Pop, Halt, Fire, Dropping, Dismissed, Can, Arrested, Arrest, Apprehend, Idle, Cease, Stop, Furlough, Quit, Give up

Distinguishing pneumonia from pneumonitis to safely discontinue antibiotics.
Withhold or permanently discontinue YERVOY depending on severity.
Below you find older Information or discontinue products.
If possible, discontinue use of message logging functionality.
Discontinue using a product if severe irritation results.
Discontinue ULTRAM immediately if serotonin syndrome is suspected.
However, Coinbase opted to discontinue the Shift Card.
ESTABLISH, CHANGE OR DISCONTINUE Complete the applicable sections below to establish, change or discontinue a systematic withdrawal plan.
If Snapfish decides to discontinue the Services in your country, your account will be automatically terminated when the Services discontinue.
You may discontinue your participation in your payroll savings plan by arranging with your employer or financial institution to discontinue sending funds.

Have you had to lay off any staff?
Japanese in that, we never lay off anybody.
Fremont had to lay off an entire shift.
I think that the bunny during his off-season better lay off the carrots and lettuce.
LAY OFF DATE When will employees be laid off?
Similar words: class, claim, lay out, play, declare, a class, layer, lay off.
LAY OFF LAY OFFEmployees shall be laid off according to their seniority in their classification subject to their ability to perform the work required.
You would need to lay off each lay individually.
Should I tape it, Lay off, and can I possibly ride a bike if I lay off.
SEPARATION LAY OFF The Port may lay off employees for lack of work, budgetary restrictions, or other changes that may take place.