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vacation
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As a noun, vacation means freedom from some business or activity. As a verb, it means spend or take a vacation.
Meanings of vacation
8 meaningsnoun
Freedom from some business or activity.
A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.
north americaA holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.
An extended period of time away from work or school.
“Spring vacation offers a good opportunity to travel.”
The act of vacating something; moving out.
“The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.”
USlegalThe act of making legally void.
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteFree time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.
verb
To spend or take a vacation.
“This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico.”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).