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

Like many parents, Heptinstall and her husband previously managed with a combination of organised childcare and annual leave to look after their older kids, who have now grown up and left home.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

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

Her own mother has saved up annual leave to use.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

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 James, Henry