(HOLIDAY) [noun] [U] - time permitted away from work for holiday or illnessHow much annual/paid leave do you get?She's (gone) on leave (= holiday).I've asked if I can take a week's unpaid leave.(UK and ANZ) I've used up my leave entitlement (= the amount of leave allowed) for this year.He asked for (a) leave of absence (= permission to be away for a time).
LEAVE
Meaning of LEAVE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012