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
5holiday→6time off→7+leave
Synonyms
holiday
Easily confused
holiday
“I'm taking a holiday next week.”
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