Vacation

Definitions

1. An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
   countable, uncountable
2. A user's enforced absence from the Steam video-gaming service and its community, as a result of being banned for cheating.
   countable, slang, uncountable
3. An extended period of leisure time away from work or school.
   countable, uncountable
4. A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.
   countable, uncountable
5. The act of vacating something; moving out.
   countable, uncountable
6. The act of making legally void.
   US, countable, uncountable
7. Freedom from some business or activity.
   countable, general, uncountable
8. Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“We were on vacation in Florida this year.”

“Schoolchildren are on vacation this week.”

“The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.”

“The first exploited his, sundrie waies, and excelleth in military exploits, and utilitie of his publike vacations.”

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