noun
money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work
• Syn: ↑sick benefit
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑benefit
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sick benefit or sickness benefit noun
A benefit paid to someone who is out of work through illness
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Main Entry: ↑sick
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sickness benefit UK US noun [uncountable] british
money that the government gives to someone who cannot work because they are ill
Thesaurus: financial help given by the governmenthyponym
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noun [noncount]
Brit : money that is paid by the government to someone who is too sick to work
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money paid by the government to people who are away from work because of illness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.