- vacation period
- vacation period (AE) LEIS Urlaubszeit f (cf holiday period BE)
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft . 2013.
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft . 2013.
vacation — n. period of rest (AE; CE has holiday) 1) to spend; take a vacation 2) to be on; go on vacation 3) an extended, long; paid; short vacation 4) a spring; summer; winter vacation 5) a vacation from 6) during a vacation; on vacation (she was away on… … Combinatory dictionary
vacation — va‧ca‧tion [vəˈkeɪʆn ǁ veɪ ] noun [countable] 1. TRAVEL a period of time when people are on holiday or not working: • Most factories close for a few weeks in the summer for vacations and plant maintenance. • Mr Williams was on vacation and… … Financial and business terms
Vacation — Va*ca tion, n. [F., fr. L. vacatio a being free from a duty, service, etc., fr. vacare. See {Vacate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter. [1913 Webster] 2. Intermission … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vacation rental — is a term in the travel industry meaning renting out a furnished apartment or house on a temporary basis to tourists as an alternative to a hotel. Vacation rentals have long been a popular travel option in Europe (especially in the UK) as well as … Wikipedia
vacation — va·ca·tion n 1: a period in which activity or work is suspended; specif: an interval between judicial terms 2: an act or instance of vacating vacation of a judgment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
vacation — [vā kā′shən, vəkā′shən] n. [ME vacacion < MFr < L vacatio] 1. freedom from any activity; rest; respite; intermission ☆ 2. a period of rest and freedom from work, study, etc.; time of recreation, usually a specific interval in a year 3. Rare … English World dictionary
vacation — ► NOUN 1) a holiday period between terms in universities and law courts. 2) chiefly N. Amer. a holiday. 3) the action of vacating. ► VERB chiefly N. Amer. ▪ take a holiday. DERIVATIVES vacationer noun vacationist … English terms dictionary
vacation — va|ca|tion1 [ veı keıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount AMERICAN a period of time when you do not work and you do things for pleasure instead. British holiday: I only get one week of vacation per year in this job. on vacation: She s on vacation… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vacation — noun ⇨ See also ↑holiday 1 (AmE) period of time away from home for pleasure ADJECTIVE ▪ summer, winter ▪ The sisters are on summer vacation with their family. ▪ annual ▪ … Collocations dictionary
vacation — [[t]vəke͟ɪʃ(ə)n, AM veɪ [/t]] vacations, vacationing, vacationed 1) N COUNT A vacation is a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed. During his summer vacation he visited… … English dictionary
vacation — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English vacacioun, from Anglo French vacacion, from Latin vacation , vacatio freedom, exemption, from vacare Date: 14th century 1. a respite or a time of respite from something ; intermission 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary