leisure time
collocation in Englishmeaningsofleisureandtime
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leisure
noun[U]
uk/ˈleʒ.ər/us/ˈliː.ʒɚ/
the time when you are not working or doing ...
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time
noun
uk/taɪm/us/taɪm/
the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as ...
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(Definition ofleisureandtimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofleisure time
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Levels of physical activity gained inleisuretimeremained more or less constant over the same period.
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In fact empirical investigation reveals thatleisuretimecentred on the home and family.
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Regular social activities as well as time spent for prayers and meals are not listed separately but included inleisuretime.
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The valuation ofleisuretimeis not straightforward, and different methods have been proposed (8).
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Leisuretimeis sometimes completely ignored in economic evaluations.
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In the second model,leisuretimeis excluded.
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She lamented that she had not had muchleisuretimewhen she was younger.
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The new medium's influence on extra-domesticleisuretimehas to be considered from a discriminating perspective.
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Nurses, social workers and physicians have exceptional influence on older adults' decisions about the use ofleisuretime.
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In the following years, the expansion of television strengthened the segregation of a part of the younger population from family-determinedleisuretime.
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A higher frequency of the late entrants found 'have sufficientleisuretime' important.
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Farming goals of profit andleisuretimeincreased in popularity among the late entrants.
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They spent theirleisuretimealone together pursuing intellectual interests.
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Conversely, a creditor will benefit from a positive wealth effect and raise his consumption level andleisuretime.
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When the agent is a creditor, both his consumption level and hisleisuretimemay increase in the short run.
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The individual will decrease his consumption level and hisleisuretime(he raises his labor supply).
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The discourse of music is wide and embraces music inleisuretimeas well as in school.
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