Vacation
noun
A period of time when someone does not go to work or school and travels for relaxation.
I'm going on vacation to Hawaii next month.
Often appears as...
- go on vacation
- summer vacation
noun
A fixed break or holiday between different parts of a course at a university.
The university will be closed during the Christmas vacation.
Often appears as...
- christmas vacation
- easter vacation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The action of leaving something one previously occupied.
The vacation of a property needs to be done properly according to law.
Often appears as...
- vacation of property
- vacation of post
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Legal
noun
A period of time when someone does not go to work or school and travels for relaxation.
I'm going on vacation to Hawaii next month.
Often appears as...
- go on vacation
- summer vacation
noun
A fixed break or holiday between different parts of a course at a university.
The university will be closed during the Christmas vacation.
Often appears as...
- christmas vacation
- easter vacation
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The action of leaving something one previously occupied.
The vacation of a property needs to be done properly according to law.
Often appears as...
- vacation of property
- vacation of post
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Workplace Absence
Used when explaining you won't be at work, often for leisure or travel.
My out-of-office message will say I'm on vacation next week.
Pro Tip 2/3Travel Plans
Often implies you'll be going somewhere, not just staying at home.
During my vacation, I'll visit several cities in Europe.
Pro Tip 3/3Scheduled Break
Normally planned in advance and can be a fixed duration like one or two weeks.
Every summer, we schedule a two-week vacation.
Pro Tip 1/3Workplace Absence
Used when explaining you won't be at work, often for leisure or travel.
My out-of-office message will say I'm on vacation next week.
Pro Tip 2/3Travel Plans
Often implies you'll be going somewhere, not just staying at home.
During my vacation, I'll visit several cities in Europe.
Pro Tip 3/3Scheduled Break
Normally planned in advance and can be a fixed duration like one or two weeks.
Every summer, we schedule a two-week vacation.
Pro Tip 1/3Workplace Absence
Used when explaining you won't be at work, often for leisure or travel.
My out-of-office message will say I'm on vacation next week.
Pro Tip 2/3Travel Plans
Often implies you'll be going somewhere, not just staying at home.
During my vacation, I'll visit several cities in Europe.
Pro Tip 3/3Scheduled Break
Normally planned in advance and can be a fixed duration like one or two weeks.
Every summer, we schedule a two-week vacation.
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On tennis, love and...
and you said nobody was supposed to see that picture. What do you mean? Serena Well, actually, it was an accident. I was on vacation, just taking some time for myself, and I have this thing where I've been checking my status and taking pictures every week to see how far along I'm going -- And sharing it with friends, maybe?
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
with a one-time payment of twenty five thousand dollars for a robot that can work longer hours doesn't go on vacation i mean that could it could be a pretty rapid replacement of certain types of jobs how worried should the world be about that i wouldn't worry about the the sort of putting people out of a job thing um i
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Can you solve the temple...
and you can safely trust the majority in both trios since at least two people in each will be truthful. The temple collapses behind you as greenish vapors escape from two of the students. You're all safe and free from the curse. After that ordeal, you tell your group they all deserve a vacation,
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Lessons we can learn...
their backpacks and their pickup trucks and driving through the night students who had taken a week off school people who are self-employed unemployed even a few who would used vacation time to leave their jobs and come and help after years in the military loyal following orders these men and
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Should Primates be Kept...
There is no monkey sitter, there is no vacation. It is difficult to get a hotel room when you have a monkey. There's a lot of different things that go into it that I think I would have told myself beforehand. Do you ever think people couldn't, shouldn't keep primates?
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Why giving away our...
but it was really on that beach walk that we started to talk about, well, what might we do and how might we go about it? So, given that this vacation led to the creation of the world's biggest private foundation, it's pretty expensive as vacations go.
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Why good leaders make...
and it's much more difficult to simply reduce the heart count. And so they came up with a furlough program. Every employee, from secretary to CEO, was required to take four weeks of unpaid vacation. They could take it any time they wanted,
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How AI can save our...
I moved closer to my mother, my wife usually travels with me, and when my kids have vacation, if they don't come home, I go to them. So it's a new form of life that helped me recognize how important it is that love is for me,
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Bug Out Vacation PIPE...
alright boys let's go we're going on vacation come on help me out let's go work together come on good job good job I feel a lot safer because we were totally prepared and we'll be ready for anything
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The art of bow-making PIPE...
As I fell deeper into bow making, I began to search far and beyond my neighborhood. When I went on school field trips, family vacations, or simply on my way home from extracurricular classes,
Video examples
On tennis, love and...
and you said nobody was supposed to see that picture. What do you mean? Serena Well, actually, it was an accident. I was on vacation, just taking some time for myself, and I have this thing where I've been checking my status and taking pictures every week to see how far along I'm going -- And sharing it with friends, maybe?
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
with a one-time payment of twenty five thousand dollars for a robot that can work longer hours doesn't go on vacation i mean that could it could be a pretty rapid replacement of certain types of jobs how worried should the world be about that i wouldn't worry about the the sort of putting people out of a job thing um i
Video examples
Can you solve the temple...
and you can safely trust the majority in both trios since at least two people in each will be truthful. The temple collapses behind you as greenish vapors escape from two of the students. You're all safe and free from the curse. After that ordeal, you tell your group they all deserve a vacation,
Video examples
Lessons we can learn...
their backpacks and their pickup trucks and driving through the night students who had taken a week off school people who are self-employed unemployed even a few who would used vacation time to leave their jobs and come and help after years in the military loyal following orders these men and
Video examples
Should Primates be Kept...
There is no monkey sitter, there is no vacation. It is difficult to get a hotel room when you have a monkey. There's a lot of different things that go into it that I think I would have told myself beforehand. Do you ever think people couldn't, shouldn't keep primates?
Video examples
Why giving away our...
but it was really on that beach walk that we started to talk about, well, what might we do and how might we go about it? So, given that this vacation led to the creation of the world's biggest private foundation, it's pretty expensive as vacations go.
Video examples
Why good leaders make...
and it's much more difficult to simply reduce the heart count. And so they came up with a furlough program. Every employee, from secretary to CEO, was required to take four weeks of unpaid vacation. They could take it any time they wanted,
Video examples
How AI can save our...
I moved closer to my mother, my wife usually travels with me, and when my kids have vacation, if they don't come home, I go to them. So it's a new form of life that helped me recognize how important it is that love is for me,
Video examples
Bug Out Vacation PIPE...
alright boys let's go we're going on vacation come on help me out let's go work together come on good job good job I feel a lot safer because we were totally prepared and we'll be ready for anything
Video examples
The art of bow-making PIPE...
As I fell deeper into bow making, I began to search far and beyond my neighborhood. When I went on school field trips, family vacations, or simply on my way home from extracurricular classes,
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Quote examples
Johnny Depp
American Actor
After I had done the first 'Pirates' movie and 'Secret Window,' I went on vacation to escape with my kiddies and my girl, and someone said that there was an island down the road for sale. I said, 'Oh well, let's go see it.' I looked at it, I walked on it, and I was done. It had to be.
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Xavi
Spanish Athlete
Ibiza is a popular vacation place for a lot of the players in Spain. If you go in the summer, there are some of the world's most famous movie and music stars, so nobody cares about soccer players.
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Jeff Ament
American Musician
It's great that people are basically spending their two weeks of vacation to come out and be with us in some weird part of the world. And I think we owe it to them to take 'em to some cool places.
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Jeff Abbott
American Novelist
I want to be a writer you can always depend on for a good read during your vacation, during your flight, during a time in your life when you want to forget the world around you.
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Harlan Coben
American Author
I'd never had money growing up, and it's never been that important to me, except maybe to take our kids on a nice vacation or something like that.
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Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
For me, real life is hard work. Making movies is like a vacation for my soul.
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Jack Antonoff
American Musician
When you go all over the world for work, your dream vacation is your bedroom.
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Victoria Moran
American Writer
I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.
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Leon Bridges
American Musician
My whole life is a vacation.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
After I had done the first 'Pirates' movie and 'Secret Window,' I went on vacation to escape with my kiddies and my girl, and someone said that there was an island down the road for sale. I said, 'Oh well, let's go see it.' I looked at it, I walked on it, and I was done. It had to be.
Quote examples
Xavi
Spanish Athlete
Ibiza is a popular vacation place for a lot of the players in Spain. If you go in the summer, there are some of the world's most famous movie and music stars, so nobody cares about soccer players.
Quote examples
Jeff Ament
American Musician
It's great that people are basically spending their two weeks of vacation to come out and be with us in some weird part of the world. And I think we owe it to them to take 'em to some cool places.
Quote examples
Jeff Abbott
American Novelist
I want to be a writer you can always depend on for a good read during your vacation, during your flight, during a time in your life when you want to forget the world around you.
Quote examples
Harlan Coben
American Author
I'd never had money growing up, and it's never been that important to me, except maybe to take our kids on a nice vacation or something like that.
Quote examples
Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
For me, real life is hard work. Making movies is like a vacation for my soul.
Quote examples
Jack Antonoff
American Musician
When you go all over the world for work, your dream vacation is your bedroom.
Quote examples
Victoria Moran
American Writer
I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.
Quote examples
Ronald Reagan
American President
Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.
Quote examples
Leon Bridges
American Musician
My whole life is a vacation.
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