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vacation
[ vey-key-shuhn, vuh- ]
noun
- 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.
- a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended.
- freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.
- an act or instance of vacating.
verb (used without object)
- to take or have a vacation:
to vacation in the Caribbean.
vacation
/ əˈɪʃə /
noun
- a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed
- 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
- the act of departing from or abandoning property, etc
verb
- intr to take a vacation; holiday
Derived Forms
- ˈپDzԱ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·tDz· ·tDz· noun
- ·tDz· adjective
- i··tDz noun
- v·tDz noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vacation1
Example Sentences
The story is that at the end of the “Three Lock Box” tour, I took my family on a wonderful vacation to Egypt, Africa, Sardinia, all these gorgeous places.
In an infamous case of mistaken arrest, a Canadian citizen named Maher Arar was detained by the FBI at JFK Airport in New York while on his way home from a vacation in Tunisia.
"Cancel vacations, cancel other appointments," she said, adding: "I expect all hands on deck."
Rob didn’t skip a beat getting into vacation mode and was keen to get the party started, while I needed a moment to shake off my fatigue and transition into feeling romantic.
They are also worried about businesses canceling conferences and cutting travel expenses, and families forgoing vacations because of heightening economic pressures.
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