annual leave

American  

[an-yoo-uhl leev] / ˈæn ju əl ˈliv /

noun

annual leaves plural

1. 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

You should agree with your employer how to deal with the absence – for example, by using annual leave or taking unpaid leave.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

She had submitted an annual leave request to cover her time away on 7 June and been open with her managers about her plans.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

Tighe also said that this year the company was unable to grant all of the annual leave pilots are contractually entitled to because of the shortages.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

In special and meritorious cases where to limit the annual leave to fourteen days in any one calendar year would work peculiar hardship, it may, in the discretion of the of the department, be extended.

From Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921 by Relations, The Department of Industrial