Vacation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |vəˈkeɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word vacation
Brit.  |vəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word vacation

noun

- leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure (syn: holiday)
we get two weeks of vacation every summer
- the act of making something legally void

verb

- spend or take a vacation (syn: holiday)

Extra examples

Family vacations were a high point in my childhood.

When are you taking vacation this year?

Employees are entitled to 120 hours of paid vacation.

I don't have any vacation days left.

We have a one-week vacation in February.

The university will be closed for Christmas vacation.

...hoping to vacation in Spain this summer...

She was away on vacation.

The French get five to six weeks vacation a year.

We went on vacation to Puerto-Rico.

They're on vacation for the next two weeks.

I'm going on vacation tomorrow.

We're hoping to take a vacation at the end of July.

Luke was forced to cancel the family vacation to Acapulco.

How much vacation do you get at your new job?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: vacation
he/she/it: vacations
present participle: vacationing
past tense: vacationed
past participle: vacationed
noun
singular: vacation
plural: vacations
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