paid vacation
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1.7
- noun
- /peɪd vəˈkeɪʃən/
- US
:
vacaciones pagadas
- Employees are entitled to four weeks of paid vacation each year.
- paid vacation days
And Harry was so much interested in keeping him that they gave gave him paid vacations.
- And Harry was so much interested in keeping him that they gave gave him paid vacations.
Examples
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We offer medical and dental and two weeks' paid vacation!
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Oh, and I get three weeks paid vacation.
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Dad had four weeks paid vacation every summer.
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This is a paid vacation for you boys.
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Everyone, starting tomorrow, you are getting one week's paid vacation.
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All workers receive health insurance, paid vacation, and sick time.
Academic text (1994) -
After all, I had eight weeks paid vacation plus vacation pay to go wherever I liked.
Blog text (32) -
Every two years, he gets two months' paid vacation, and the company allows trips home for emergencies.
Blog text (15) -
If you want people to work less, give them more mandatory paid vacation (I'd like 6 weeks!).
Blog text (15) -
You get full medical, dental, two-weeks' paid vacation, and I might add, a hefty pay increase.
Synonyms
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1.0
A period away from work or study for rest and travel
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3.8
Official permission to be absent from work or duty
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1.6
A time when you are not working, often to rest or recover
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a period of absence from work during which an employee receives pay' is directly derivable from combining 'paid' (receiving remuneration) with 'vacation' (a period of rest). This straightforward adjectival noun phrase follows regular compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it.
Etymology
Paid vacation combines paid (money you are given) and vacation (time away from work). Imagine a worker on holiday who 'still gets pay' while they rest — that image explains why the phrase means a 'time away from work' when an employee still receives their normal pay.