layoff vs sit-down

layoff

noun
  • A period of time when someone is unavailable for work. 

  • A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct). 

  • A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick. 

  • A bet that is laid off, i.e. placed with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk. 

sit-down

noun
  • An act of sitting down, especially with other people in some form of social exchange. 

  • A sit-in, a protest of civil disobedience by people sitting and refusing to move. 

adj
  • Intended to be done, used, consumed etc. while sitting. 

How often have the words layoff and sit-down occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )