holiday
noun
[ ˈhɒlɪdeɪ ]
• an extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling.
• "I spent my summer holidays on a farm"
Similar:
break,
rest,
period of leave,
day off,
week off,
month off,
recess,
school holiday,
time off,
time out,
leave,
leave of absence,
furlough,
sabbatical,
trip,
tour,
journey,
expedition,
voyage,
minibreak,
half-term,
vacation,
staycation,
hols,
vac,
vacay,
sojourn,
• a short period during which the payment of instalments, tax, etc. may be suspended.
• "a pension holiday"
holiday
verb
• spend a holiday in a specified place.
• "he is holidaying in Italy"
Origin:
Old English hāligdæg ‘holy day’.
