annual leave
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annual leave
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- Amount of time expressed as the number of days per year that an employee is entitled to be away from work. If you're already thinking ahead to next year's holidays you can double your break and get a whopping 52 days off using just 26 days of annual leave.
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The use of such days to be away from work; on holiday or vacation.
The European Working Time Directive, brought into UK law in 1998, says workers should receive their 'normal' pay when they go on annual leave.
Similar: break
Similar: leave
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noun amount of leave per year
| 日本語 | 年休 nenkyū |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 年假 niánjià |
| Deutsch | Jahresurlaub, Urlaub |
Talk about this word "annual leave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/annual%20leave. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. annual leave. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/annual%20leave "annual leave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/annual%20leave.Cite this
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title = {annual leave},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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}
