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

"Remember, in the UK you have a legal right to uninterrupted annual leave unless your contract says otherwise."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

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

These correspondents have sent in their reports all year round, without taking into account their weekly holidays, public holidays or annual leave.

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