compassionate leave
1compassionate leave — ➔ leave * * * compassionate leave UK US noun [U] ► HR paid time off work that someone is allowed to have because a member of their family has died, or because they have a serious personal problem: allow/give/grant sb compassionate leave »He has… …
2compassionate leave — noun (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑ …
3compassionate leave — N UNCOUNT Compassionate leave is time away from your work that your employer allows you for personal reasons, especially when a member of your family dies or is seriously ill …
4compassionate leave — com.passionate leave n [U] special permission to have time away from work because one of your relatives has died or is very ill …
5compassionate leave — com,passionate leave noun uncount time away from work that you are allowed to have because someone in your family is sick or has died …
6compassionate leave — noun a period of absence from work granted as the result of particular personal circumstances, especially the death of a close relative …
7compassionate leave — noun (U) special permission to have time away from work because one of your relatives has died or is very ill …
8compassionate leave — UK / US noun [uncountable] time away from work that you are allowed to have because someone in your family is ill or has died …
9leave — [liːv] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES time that you are allowed to be absent from your work: • The company offers attractive benefits, including five weeks leave per year. • The Los Gatos School District has hired 21 new teachers to replace… …
10leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… …
