leave-taking
noun1
The process of saying goodbye.
- The diplomat's formal leave-taking took up most of the day.
- “After the leave-taking of the king, war broke out between us and the Swedes.”1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 43:
2
The act or process of taking leave (time away from work)
- As a mother and a middle manager, Sasha had given a lot of thought to the issue of leave-taking.1998, Mindy Fried, Taking Time: Parental Leave Policy and Corporate Culture, page 53:
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