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the habit of not being at school or work when you should be, usually without a good reason

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a rest from the work or job that you usually do

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a period of time when most people do not go to work

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a short period of time when you decide not to work in your profession, for example because you want to travel or to look after your children

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someone who takes a long break from their job in order to travel or do a different job, especially charity work in another country

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a short period of time when you stop working to eat or drink something

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time away from work that you are allowed to have because someone in your family is ill or has died

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time when you can relax and not work

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a day when someone stays off work because they are tired or ill

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time away from work that your employer gives you so that you can study

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a period of time during which someone is allowed to be away from a job or the armed forces

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a day when you work or go to school only in the morning or the afternoon

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a period of time when you do not work or study and do things for pleasure instead. The American word is vacation

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the number of days or weeks during a year when you do not have to work but are paid. The American word is vacation

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a period during which a piece of equipment or someone working for an organization is not doing anything

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a period of time when you are not working or performing an activity such as a sport, usually because you are ill or injured

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a period of time away from your job or from the armed forces

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a period of time that you officially spend away from a job or the armed forces

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the period of time during which you stop work to have lunch and relax

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a lunch break that continues for about an hour

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time before and after the birth of a baby when a woman is allowed to be away from her job

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time that you spend relaxing and doing things that you enjoy rather than time spent doing things for other people

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a period of time away from work that is allowed to a parent to care for a baby or child

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a period of time when a father is allowed to be away from work after the birth of his child

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a period of time when you do not work and can relax and have a holiday

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a short time between periods of work in an official organization, especially a court or parliament

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a period away from work when people such as college or university teachers can study, rest, or travel

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a process in which an employee who is away from work because of illness signs a form to say they really are ill, instead of getting a signed form from a doctor

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a period of time when sailors on a ship are allowed to go on land and do not have to work

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a day when you say you are ill because you do not want to go to work

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a period of time during which you do not work because you are ill

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time when you do not have to work or study and when you can do what you like

to not go to work or school because you are ill

to have a particular amount of time away from work

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a short break from working, usually in order to drink or eat something

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time when you are not at work or at school

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a period of time when you stop what you usually do and you rest or do something else instead

a period of time away from a job because you or your partner has just had a baby

to take time away from your job without asking for permission