WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
leave′ of ab′sence,
- permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.;
leave. - the length of time granted in such permission:a two-year leave of absence.
- 1765–75
'leave of absence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
congé
- exeat
- furlough
- leave
- pass
- sick leave
- family leave
- maternity leave
- OK
- parental leave
- paternity leave