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compassionate leave

compassionate leave noun: a period of absence from work taken by an employee due to a personal matter, either illness or death.

Noun

compassionate leave (uncountable)

  1. A period of absence from work taken by an employee due to a personal matter, either illness or death.

Questions about compassionate leave

What does compassionate leave mean?
Compassionate leave means a period of absence from work taken by an employee due to a personal matter, either illness or death.
What part of speech is compassionate leave?
Compassionate leave is a noun.

Words near compassionate leave in the dictionary

  1. compassion fatigues
  2. compassionable
  3. compassionate
  4. compassionate conservatism
  5. compassionate conservativism
  6. compassionate leave
  7. compassionate use
  8. compassionate uses
  9. compassionated
  10. compassionately
  11. compassionateness

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