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Definition gardening leave in British English

gardening leave noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈɡɑː(r)d(ə)nɪŋ ˌliːv/
1

a period during which an employee who is leaving an organization continues to be paid but does not go to work, in order to stop them accessing or sharing confidential information

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Definition gardening leave in British English