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TIME OFF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A time period when you are not required to work
Example:
he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("time off" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "time off"):
compensatory time (time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for working overtime)
free time; spare time (time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy)
day off (a day when you are not required to work)
leisure; leisure time (time available for ease and relaxation)
leave; leave of absence (the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty)
Antonym:
work time (a time period when you are required to work)
