noun
- extended periods of leave from work, typically for rest, travel, or study
Usage: plural of sabbatical
Examples
- Many professors take sabbaticals every seven years to conduct research.
- The company offers sabbaticals to employees after ten years of service.
- She spent her sabbatical traveling through Europe and writing a novel.
- Academic sabbaticals allow teachers to pursue advanced degrees.
- Some corporations are now offering mini-sabbaticals as employee benefits.
- During their sabbaticals, the researchers collaborated with international universities.