What is vacation Oxford English Dictionary?

noun. /ve?'ke??n/ 1[uncountable, countable] a period of time spent traveling or resting away from home They're on vacation in Hawaii right now. You look tired—you should take a vacation.



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You use holiday (or holidays) in British English and vacation in North American English to describe the regular periods of time when you are not at work or school, or time that you spend travelling or resting away from home: I get four weeks' holiday/?vacation a year. He's on holiday/?vacation this week.

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The Difference between Holiday and Vacation – Meanings
The term 'holiday' can be used both as singular and plural (holidays), for example, 'Christmas is a public holiday in our country. ' At the same time, 'vacation' is an American English word that means a long time off from work (be it school or work).

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The scions of New York City took to declaring that they would vacate their city homes for their lakeside summer retreats, and the term vacation replaced the British holiday in common parlance.

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So what's the fundamental difference between a trip and vacation? The difference is your expectation. Trips are something that you do and it often has a purpose. On the other hand, vacations are about the experience.

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The word staycation is a portmanteau of stay (meaning stay-at-home) and vacation. The terms holistay and daycation are also sometimes used.

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Synonyms of vacation (noun planned time spent not working) break. holiday. layoff. recess. respite.

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In the US and most of Canada the term 'vacation' means taking earned time off from work to take a trip. In the UK, Australia, and most other English-speaking countries, people say 'holiday' to describe a going away from home for a period of leisure.

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Vacation is used in American English. It is not used in the English of the English and other British people. The word holiday is the normal word for British people.

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