vacation

on vacation

away, taking time off work; on holiday. Where are you going on vacation this year? I'll be away on vacation for three weeks.

take a vacation

to go somewhere for a vacation; to stop work to have a vacation. Sue took a vacation at the Grand Canyon last year. I need to take a vacation and relax.

vacation

n. a prison sentence. (Underworld.) It was a three-year vacation, with time off for good behavior.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chares	-	Ancient Greek
Dolores	[də'ləuris]
Taras	tah-RAHS (Russian)	Ukrainian, Russian
Meredith	MER-ə-dith (English)	Welsh, English
Vuokko	VOO-ok-ko	Finnish
Townsend	['taunzənd]