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annual leave

American

[an-yoo-uhl leev] / ˈæn ju əl ˈliv /

noun

the amount of time or number of paid work days in a year that an employee is entitled to take off work for vacation or personal reasons.

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Noun Inflected Forms

annual leaves

plural

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annual leave

The PC had even carried out one of these checks while on annual leave.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Michelle Last, partner at Keystone Law, says employees don't have a statutory right to take short-notice annual leave to watch a football match - "or to recover from watching one".

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Some football fans have already strategically booked annual leave around potential knockout fixtures.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

Meanwhile some rounds are not being delivered for weeks while posties are on annual leave.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

These correspondents have sent in their reports all year round, without taking into account their weekly holidays, public holidays or annual leave.

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