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vacation

[vey-key-shuhn, vuh-] / veɪˈkeɪ ʃən, və- /


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In a society designed for couples — who get preferential treatment on things like cruise vacations and income taxes — you have found your niche.

From MarketWatch

Investors who want to take a European vacation, but in U.S.-listed funds, have a few options.

From Barron's

The draft law reduces severance pay, allows payments in kind and restricts vacation usage, among other proposals that the General Confederation of Labor considers "regressive."

From Barron's

“I did have lunch with him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation,” Lutnick told a Senate panel about a trip he took to the island in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times

Would you choose a cash bonus or more vacation time?

From The Wall Street Journal