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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• annual leaves
  plural

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annual leave

Captains are offered a monthly salary package in excess of $18,000 and benefits ranging from concessional flight tickets for family and friends, free flights for annual leave, and open-ended contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Be polite: Don't just launch in with "I'm on annual leave".

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

A survey by charity Pregnant Then Screwed found 89% of parents had used annual leave to cover holiday childcare, while a third had taken unpaid leave.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

He was the junior of the two secretaries who render the personnel p. 147of the United States Legation in London exceptionally numerous, and was at present enjoying his annual leave of absence. 

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by Henry James

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