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vacation | holiday (leave of absence) |
vacationer | holidaymaker |
valance | pelmet |
van | people carrier |
VCR (video cassette recorder) | video
[colloq.] (in UK this term can refer to both machine and cassette) |
vest | waistcoat |
vet [colloq.], veteran | ex-serviceman, ex-servicewoman |
Veteran Day | Remembrance Day/Sunday |
veterinarian, vet [colloq.] | veterinary surgeon, vet [colloq.] |
vice president (VP) human resources | human resources director |
vice president (VP) marketing | marketing director |
vice president (VP) research | research director |
visit with | visit (esp. to spend time talking informally) |