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0 a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax:
Have you decided where you're going for your holiday(s) this year?
Patricia is on holiday next week.
a public holiday
St Patrick's Day is a holiday in Ireland.
The flexible features of this mortgage allow the borrower to make overpayments and take payment holidays.
We arranged a flexible business loan with a two year capital repayment holiday which gave us the breathing space we needed.
Struggling homeowners were handed more support as the UK's biggest banks agreed to offer a mortgage holiday to those unable to meet payments.
We were at home for the holidays.
1 to take a holiday:
2 a day for celebration when many people are allowed to stay away from work or school:
a national holiday
3 a time when you are away from home, and can relax, visit new places, etc.:
4 a time when someone does not go to work but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax:
5 an official day when most people do not go to work and schools, banks and many businesses are closed:
6 the period between late December and early January that includes Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year:
7 a time when you do not have to pay something that you usually have to pay:
take a holiday from sth If you are in financial difficulties, ask your bank whether you can take a holiday from interest repayments.
a tax/contribution/mortgage holiday