Meaning of gardening leave | Babel Free
Examples
“Goodchild had accepted an offer⟳ to move⟳ from UBS to Coutts, and because the two banks are in direct⟳ competition he was, as he expected to be, put⟳ straight on to "gardening leave⟳".”
“Until September Mr Orcel was head of the investment bank at Switzerland’s UBS. He had been due to succeed⟳ José Antonio Álvarez in April, after “gardening leave⟳”.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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