(Britain) To allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed. / Give over; stop it!

Free time given to sailors of the military navy when they are off duty and allowed to disembark and spend time on land.

Paid absence from work specifically to recover from illness.

(workplace) Amount of time expressed as the number of days per year that an employee is entitled to be away from work. / (workplace) The use of such days to be away from work; on holiday or vacation.

plural of by-your-leave

A leave of absence from a job for a parent to take care of a baby.

A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby.

(idiomatic) Denoting that a situation has to be accepted without change, or rejected outright. / (idiomatic) Denoting that one does not care about or is unexcited for something.

(transitive, idiomatic) To abandon. / (transitive, idiomatic) To forget about. / (transitive, idiomatic) To not live longer than; to be survived by.

plural of maternity leave