"annual leave" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} annual leave (uncountable)
  1. (workplace) Amount of time expressed as the number of days per year that an employee is entitled to be away from work. Tags: uncountable Translations (amount of leave per year): 年假 (niánjià) (Chinese Mandarin), vuosiloma (Finnish), Jahresurlaub [masculine] (German), Urlaub [masculine] (German), saoire bhliantúil [feminine] (Irish), 年休 (nenkyū) (Japanese), yıllık izin (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-annual_leave-en-noun-PdQ9gq66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'amount of leave per year': 93 7
  2. (workplace) The use of such days to be away from work; on holiday or vacation. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: leave, vacation Synonyms (use of days): break
    Sense id: en-annual_leave-en-noun-H037H988 Disambiguation of 'use of days': 24 76

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