You will not be paid for the full period of absence.
Your son has had too many absences from school.
Nobody had noticed her absence.
My father did all the cooking in my mother's absence.
absence from work
When it came to clearing up after the party, Anne was conspicuous by her absence (= very obviously absent when she should have been present).
He asked for leave of absence from his job.
a conspicuous absence of evidence
In the absence of stone, most houses in the area are built of wood.
absence from work — отсутствие на работе [на рабочем месте\], прогул, невыход на работу
absence(s) from school — пропуск(и) занятий [уроков\]
temporal absence — временное отсутствие
during smb.'s absence, in smb.'s absence — во время отсутствия кого-л.
sickness absence — неявка на работу по болезни, нетрудоспособность по болезни
after an absence of several weeks — после отсутствия в течение нескольких недель
Occasional absence from work is not a valid reason for dismissal. — Редкий прогул не считается еще достаточным основанием для увольнения.
absence of distinguishing features — отсутствие отличительных признаков
absence of novelty — отсутствие новизны
absence of personal responsibility — отсутствие личной ответственности
absence of pattern — бессистемность
in the absence of smth.— ввиду отсутствия, за неимением, за отсутствием (чего-л.)
• Evelyn took charge in his absence.
• The work of the department suffered because of her frequent absences.
• Employees may only take leave of absence in special circumstances such as the death of a close relative.
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Her absence from the meeting was noted.
in sb's absence »His fellow directors voted in his absence to fire him.
»The worst day for workplace absences is Monday.
The business was suffering from an absence of an overall plan for moving forward.
in the absence of sth »In the absence of any alternative, we'll continue in the same way as before.