n.
day set aside for the suspension of business, labor
1) to celebrate, observe a ~
2) a bank ( BE ), legal ( AE ), public; national; religious ~
period of rest
( esp. BE ; AE prefers vacation )
3) to take a ~
4) to go on ~
5) a summer ~
6) a ~ from
7) on ~ (she was away on ~)
misc.
8) a busman's ~ ('a ~ spent in doing one's usual work') ( see the Usage Note for vacation )