Leisure vs. Vacation

Leisurenoun

Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.

Leisurenoun

Free time, time free from work or duties.

Leisurenoun

Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.

Leisurenoun

Freedom from occupation or business; vacant time; time free from employment.

Leisurenoun

Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.

Leisureadjective

Unemployed; as, leisure hours.

Leisurenoun

time available for ease and relaxation;

Leisurenoun

freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity;

Leisure

Leisure has often been defined as a quality of experience or as free time. Free time is time spent away from business, work, job hunting, domestic chores, and education, as well as necessary activities such as eating and sleeping.

Vacationnoun

Freedom from some business or activity.

Vacationnoun

(obsolete) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.

Vacationnoun

A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.

Vacationnoun

(North America) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.

Vacationnoun

The act of vacating something; moving out.

Vacationnoun

The act of making legally void.

Vacationverb

(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.

Vacationnoun

The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.

Vacationnoun

Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.

Vacationnoun

Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.

Vacationnoun

A period of intermission of regular paid work or employment, or of studies and exercises at an educational institution; the time during which a person temporarily ceases regular duties of any kind and performs other activites, usually some form of liesure; holidays; recess (at a school); as, the spring vacation; to spend one's vacation travelling; to paint the house while on vacation. Vacation is typically used for rest, travel, or recreation, but may be used for any purpose. In Britain this sense of vacation is usually referred to as holiday.

Vacationnoun

The time when an office is vacant;

Vacationnoun

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure;

Vacationnoun

the act of making something legally void

Vacationverb

spend or take a vacation

Vacation

A vacation (American English), or holiday (British English), is a leave of absence from a regular job, or a specific trip or journey, usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances, or for specific festivals or celebrations.