Vacation
noun
1.
a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday:
Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
2.
a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended.
3.
freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.
4.
an act or instance of vacating.
verb (used without object)
5.
to take or have a vacation:
to vacation in the Caribbean.
noun
1.
(mainly Brit) a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed
2.
(mainly US & Canadian) a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) holiday
3.
the act of departing from or abandoning property, etc
verb
4.
(intransitive) (US & Canadian) to take a vacation; holiday
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