vacation time

  • 31vacation — n. a prison sentence. (Underworld.) □ I had a little vacation upstate for a while. □ It was a three year vacation, with time off for good behavior …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 32vacation — va ca·tion || veɪ keɪʃn /vÉ™ n. holiday, fixed time in which public establishments (government offices, schools, etc.) and regular businesses cease their regular activities; period of time away from work devoted to rest and relaxation; act of …

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  • 33time-sharing — /tuym shair ing/, n. 1. Computers. a system or service in which a number of users at different terminals simultaneously use a single computer for different purposes. 2. Also, time share. a plan in which persons share ownership or rental costs of… …

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  • 34time out — Synonyms and related words: break, breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, check in, check off, check out, cigarette break, clock in, clock out, cocktail hour, coffee break, downtime, enforced respite …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 35Time to Fly — Infobox Album Name = Time to Fly Type = Album Artist = Sea of Green Released = 2001 Genre = Rock/Psychedelia/Heavy metal Label = The Music Cartel Rise Above Records Last album = Northern Lights EP (2000) This album = Time to Fly (2001) Next album …

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  • 36time-sharing — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ noun 1. : simultaneous use of a central computer by many users at remote locations 2. or time share ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ : joint ownership or rental of a vacation lodging (as a condominium) by several persons with each occupying the… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 37time-sharing — noun Date: 1953 1. simultaneous use of a central computer by many users at remote locations 2. (or time share) joint ownership or rental of a vacation lodging (as a condominium) by several persons with each occupying the premises in turn for… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38vacation — A recess or leave of absence; a respite or time of respite from active duty or employment; an intermission or rest period during which activity or work is suspended. It is a period of freedom from duty or work, but not the end of employment. In… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 39vacation of court — The time between the end of one term of court and the beginning of another. Ex parte Earman, 85 Fla 297, 95 So 755, 31 ALR 1226; Conkling v Ridgely & Co. 112 Ill 36, 1 NE 261. Broadly, any considerable period of time when the court does not… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 40vacation — 1. noun their summer vacations in Hawaii Syn: break, time off, recess, leave, leave of absence, furlough, sabbatical; trip, tour; chiefly Brit. holiday; formal sojourn 2. verb I was vacationing in Europe with my family Syn: travel …

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