apaidnumberofdayseachyearthat anemployeeisallowedto be away fromwork:be on annual leaveSheis onannualleaveShetookannualleavetoattendthe day'scommemorations.Weoffera goodstartingsalaryand 25days'annualleave.(Definition ofannual leavefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofannual leave
annual leaveThe minimum amount ofannualleaveincreases each year thereafter following a fixed schedule (as per the contract).FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most private companies and businesses follow suit by adjusting employees'annualleavein line with government policy.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Also excluded from calculations are regulated paid days off, including public holidays, sick pay andannualleave.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One asked if she could takeannualleavethat she missed before, after she returned to work.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All received two weeks' paidannualleave, long before any employment awards required it.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Secondly, it grants a mandatory right to paidannualleaveof at least a minimum of 28 days (including bank holidays and public holidays).FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In most countries public holidays are paid and usually not considered part of theannualleave.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The firm supported his development as an artist and allowed time off for exhibitions in addition to hisannualleave.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Women were allowed three days ofannualleavein case of illness within the family.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Requests to cash outannualleavehad to be in writing and could be refused by an employer.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/annual-leave##
