- compassionate leave
- com,passionate `leave noun uncounttime away from work that you are allowed to have because someone in your family is sick or has died
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
compassionate leave
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compassionate leave — ➔ leave * * * compassionate leave UK US noun [U] ► HR paid time off work that someone is allowed to have because a member of their family has died, or because they have a serious personal problem: allow/give/grant sb compassionate leave »He has… … Financial and business terms
compassionate leave — noun (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
compassionate leave — N UNCOUNT Compassionate leave is time away from your work that your employer allows you for personal reasons, especially when a member of your family dies or is seriously ill … English dictionary
compassionate leave — com.passionate leave n [U] special permission to have time away from work because one of your relatives has died or is very ill … Dictionary of contemporary English
compassionate leave — noun a period of absence from work granted as the result of particular personal circumstances, especially the death of a close relative … English new terms dictionary
compassionate leave — noun (U) special permission to have time away from work because one of your relatives has died or is very ill … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
compassionate leave — UK / US noun [uncountable] time away from work that you are allowed to have because someone in your family is ill or has died … English dictionary
leave — [liːv] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES time that you are allowed to be absent from your work: • The company offers attractive benefits, including five weeks leave per year. • The Los Gatos School District has hired 21 new teachers to replace… … Financial and business terms
leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… … Dictionary of contemporary English
leave — 1 /li:v/ verb past tense and past participle left LEAVE A PLACE, VEHICLE 1 LEAVE (I, T) to go away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office? | They were so noisy that the manager asked them to leave. (+ for): They re leaving… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
