vacationnoun
uk/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/A1 [ C or U ] US UK holiday a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax:
We're taking a vacation in June.
They went to Europe on vacation.
I've still got some vacation time left before the end of the year.
[ C ] mainly US UK informal vac a period of the year when schools or colleges are closed, or when law courts do not operate:
the Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter/summer vacation
UK the long vacation (= in the summer)
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- "Are you looking forward to your vacation?" "Am I ever! "
- He injured himself on the next-to-last day of his vacation.
- She always returns from vacation with a few souvenirs, even if they're only cheap trinkets.
- We're going upstate for our vacation.
- The Caribbean is a popular vacation destination.
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Tourism & holidays
- ABTA
- agritourism
- awayday
- beach resort
- break
- caravan park
- caravan site
- Cinco de Mayo
- courier
- docent
- guest
- holiday package
- low season
- resort
- season
- self-catering
- staging post
- touristy
- vacationer
- weekend
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Time off
Not going to school
vacation
verb [ I ] ukusUS UK holiday
Remember that time we were vacationing in Vermont?