holiday
noun
uk/ˈhɒlədeɪ/ us [ C ] UK ( US vacation)
a time when you are away from home, and can relax, visit new places, etc.:
go on holiday Are you going away on holiday this year?
Online holiday sales are up 28% compared with the same period last year.
a holiday company
holiday insurance
[ C ] HR UK (also holidays [ plural ]); ( US vacation)
a time when someone does not go to work but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax:
My PA does most of my work when I'm on holiday.
She had already used all her holiday entitlement.
holiday pay
the summer holidays
How many days of vacation do you get a year?
[ C ]
an official day when most people do not go to work and schools, banks and many businesses are closed:
Wall Street was closed for a public holiday.
May 1 is a holiday in many countries.
the holidays [ plural ] (US also the holiday season [ S ])
the period between late December and early January that includes Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year:
Online sales were buoyant during the holidays.
[ C ] FINANCE UK
a time when you do not have to pay something that you usually have to pay:
take a holiday from sth If you are in financial difficulties, ask your bank whether you can take a holiday from interest repayments.
a tax/contribution/mortgage holiday
See also
bank holiday
contribution holiday
national holiday
package holiday
public holiday