holiday
IPA: hˈɑɫʌdeɪ
noun
- A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
- A day declared free from work by the state or government.
- (chiefly UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
- (chiefly UK, Australia) A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).
- (finance) A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made.
- A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.
- A surname.
- (US) The holiday season or Christmas season, especially when paired with a year.
verb
- (intransitive) To take a period of time away from work or study.
- (Britain, intransitive) To spend a period of time in recreational travel.
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