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

Example Sentences

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annual leave

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

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Alison Loveday, a consultant with LLM Solicitors, says letting employees take unpaid or annual leave "may generate some good will and is likely to be preferable to insisting employees come in".

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

The measures announced include expanding services for the elderly, enforcing paid annual leave and more support for families raising children.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 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