emollient - toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin ointment, cream cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream - a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin
DEFINITION of 'Frictional Unemployment'. Unemployment that is always present in the economy, resulting from temporary transitions made by workers and employers or from workers and employers having inconsistent or incomplete information. Next Up.
LAYOFF - A loss of employment due to economic and/or operational factors requiring a workforce reduction. A layoff can be either temporary (when loss of employment is expected to be of a short duration - i.e., 30 calendar days or less) or permanent (when loss of employment is more than 30 days).