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

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

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

Fuel shortages in Ethiopia have forced some government institutions to send employees on annual leave.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 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