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

She said many doctors and nurses had rushed to the hospitals off-shift, while others had returned from annual leave after seeing the incident on the evening news.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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

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

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 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 James, Henry