vacation

Vacation means taking a break from your regular work or routine to relax. (noun)

A restful family trip out of town is an example of a vacation.

Vacation means the time allotted by an employer for an employee to not be present at work. (noun)

The time someone takes from work to travel is an example of vacation.

See vacation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

freedom from any activity; rest; respite; intermission
☆ a period of rest and freedom from work, study, etc.; time of recreation, usually a specific interval in a year
Rare the act of making vacant
Law a formal recess between terms of a court

intransitive verb

See vacation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(vā-kāˈshən, və-)

noun

A period of time devoted to pleasure, rest, or relaxation, especially one with pay granted to an employee.
a. A holiday.
b. A fixed period of holidays, especially one during which a school, court, or business suspends activities.
Archaic The act or an instance of vacating.

intransitive verb va·ca·tioned, va·ca·tion·ing, va·ca·tions

To take or spend a vacation.

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