leave of absence

a period of time away from one's job, with the employer's permission. Mr. Takaguchi is on leave of absence because he is going back to school. His leave of absence is expected to end next month.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mara (2)	-	Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian
Antonie (2)	AHN-taw-nee	Dutch
Iines	EE:-nes	Finnish
Dean	DEEN	English
Harsh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Yamikani	yah-mee-KAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa