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day off

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A day away from work, school, or a similar obligation; a free day. For example, Sophie always used her day off to do errands. [Late 1800s]

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Words related to day off

furlough, vacation, leave of absence, sabbatical, downtime, respite, sick leave, break, holiday, liberty, pause, recess, shore leave, breathing spell

Example sentences from the Web for day off

  • I left Elise and the cook alone, two poor defenceless women; the gardener is taking his weekly day-off in the village.

    The Destroying Angel|Louis Joseph Vance