noun
a leave of absence from work because of illness
• Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑leave of absence
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noun1. : a period of absence from duty due to illness or other disability
the foreign secretary was on sick leave when the decisions were taken — New Statesmen & Nation
ill health required several sick leaves — C.D.Rhodes
2. : an allowance of paid leave specified in days or hours per month or year that is granted to employees or salaried personnel for absence due to illness or other disability
entitled to 40 hours' sick leave each calendar year — New South Wales Industrial Gazette
as a rule, sick leave accumulates at the same rate, namely eighteen days each year — Employment Opportunities in the Civil Service (Canada)
3. : sick pay
paid us sick leave for the six weeks Jack was in hospital — Sat. Eve. Post
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leave from duty, work, or the like, granted because of illness.
[1830-40]
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sick leave noun
Leave of absence owing to sickness
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Main Entry: ↑sick
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sick leave UK US noun [uncountable]
a period of time during which you do not work because you are ill
Thesaurus: time off from workhyponym
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sick leave,
1. a leave of absence given to a workebecause of illness, usually a certain number of days and with pay.
2. a number of days allowed for this each year without loss of pay.
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n. leave of absence granted because of illness
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noun [noncount]
1 : the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay workers who are unable to work because they are sick
employee benefits such as vacation time and sick leave
We are allotted three weeks annual sick leave.
— called also sick time
2 : an absence from work because of sickness
He's been on sick leave since last Thursday.
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permission to be away from work because of illness; the period of time spent away from work
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to be on sick leave
Useful english dictionary. 2012.