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.
(..) What is that? That's braised veal. - Shit. There's a paper towel on the counter. Out of curiosity... how long is this vacation of yours going to last? How come you don't have any pictures of my mom around? Don't you like thinking about her? I don't need to have a picture (..)2005 In Her Shoes
(..) - Hello? - Is this Ella Hirsch? Yes, it is. Did you have a daughter named Caroline? Yes. So, are you on vacation, or- Yeah. Mmm. Well, we've been having wonderful weather. I'm so glad you called. I'm so glad you're here. (..)2005 In Her Shoes