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
Nader	-	Arabic
Heleena	HE-le:-nah	Finnish
Norah	NAWR-ə	Irish, English
Usman	-	Arabic
Caietanus	-	Late Roman
Chinyelu	-	Western African, Igbo