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holiday vs paid vacation

paid vacation vs holiday

holiday and paid vacation both are nouns.

holiday is a verb but paid vacation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
holiday Yes No Yes No
paid vacation Yes No No No
As nouns, paid vacation is a hyponym of holiday; that is, paid vacation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than holiday:
  • holiday: leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
  • paid vacation: a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted
Other hyponyms of holiday include half-term, vac, vacay, field day, outing, picnic, honeymoon, winter break.
holiday (noun) paid vacation (noun)
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted
a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
holiday (verb) paid vacation (verb)
spend or take a vacation
Difference between holiday and paid vacation

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