vacation

noun

1 North American he is on vacation:

trip, tour, break, stopover;

day off, recess, adjournment, furlough, rest, respite, leave of absence;

leave, time off;

British holiday, holidays, minibreak;

informal staycation;

British, informal hols, vac;

North American, informal vacay;

formal sojourn.

▷antonyms work; term.

2 he insisted on the squatters' vacation of the occupied land:

quitting, evacuation, abandonment, desertion, relinquishment, leaving;

departure from, exit from, withdrawal from.

▷antonyms occupation.

verb

North American

I was vacationing in Europe with my family:

take a break, travel, tour, stay, visit, stop over;

British holiday, take a holiday, be on holiday;

formal sojourn.

choose the right word	vacation, holiday, break
See holiday.