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.

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• annual leaves
  plural

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

annual leave

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

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

For parents who are able to take annual leave, Streeter said a "DIY approach" - by keeping children entertained with picnics, local attractions and low cost days out could prove "far better value".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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

In special and meritorious cases where to limit the annual leave to fourteen days in any one calendar year would work peculiar hardship, it may, in the discretion of the of the department, be extended.

From Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921 by The Department of Industrial Relations