All employees are given three weeks 'vacation'. [=they will be paid for 15 days that they do not work per year]
His parents have a beautiful 'vacation home' [=a house that someone lives in during vacations] by the lake.
She spent most of her 'long vacations' [=summer vacations] at her parents' house.
(..) You said guys like us never start over. I'm offering you a chance to do just that. Consider it a permanent vacation Courtesy of the US Government. Not interested. Not acceptable. I want you to forget (..)2009 TvShow: Heroes Title: Chapter One 'Orientation/Jump, Push, Fall' Season: 4 Episode 1