noun · neutral

leave

/liːv/LEAVE

Band 5-6speakingtask2

time away from work that an employee is allowed to take, often for rest, illness, or family reasons

Examples

She applied for maternity leave before the baby was born.

He used all his annual leave days this year.

Employees should give notice before taking unpaid leave.

Band 8 sentence

Companies that offer generous parental leave tend to retain more experienced employees, which benefits productivity over the long term.

Collocations

  • annual leave
  • sick leave
  • maternity leave
  • take leave

Word family

leave noun/verbleaves noun (plural)

Common mistakes

I have two leaves left.I have two days of leave left.

Say it for a higher band

5holiday6time off7+leave

Synonyms

holiday

Easily confused

holiday

I'm taking a holiday next week.

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