sick leave

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noun

leave from duty, work, or the like, granted because of illness.

Origin of sick leave

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby sick leave

sickie, sick in bed, sickish, sick joke, sickle, sick leave, sicklebill, sickle cell, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle cell anemia, sickle cell C disease

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Example sentences from the Web for sick leave

He is to have sick-leave whenever the Endymion returns to Portsmouth.
Robinetta|Kate Douglas Wiggin
It was commanded by a major who, having contracted a chill, was absent on sick-leave.
Pincher Martin, O.D.|H. Taprell Dorling
Singleton had been captured at Port Republic, and others were off on sick-leave.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson|Edward A. Moore
The two former were enjoying their month of service on shore, the latter was on sick-leave, but convalescent.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne

Soon after, Gen. Stoneman applied for and obtained a sick-leave; and I requested that it might be indefinitely extended to him.
The Campaign of Chancellorsville|Theodore A. Dodge

British Dictionary definitions for sick leave

sick leave

noun

leave of absence from work through illness

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Medical definitions for sick leave

sick leave

n.

Paid absence from work allowed an employee because of sickness.

单词	sick leave
释义	sick leave SEE SYNONYMS FOR sick leave ON THESAURUS.COM noun leave from duty, work, or the like, granted because of illness. Origin of sick leave First recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby sick leave sickie, sick in bed, sickish, sick joke, sickle, sick leave, sicklebill, sickle cell, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle cell anemia, sickle cell C disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sick leave He is to have sick-leave whenever the Endymion returns to Portsmouth. Robinetta\|Kate Douglas Wiggin It was commanded by a major who, having contracted a chill, was absent on sick-leave. Pincher Martin, O.D.\|H. Taprell Dorling Singleton had been captured at Port Republic, and others were off on sick-leave. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson\|Edward A. Moore The two former were enjoying their month of service on shore, the latter was on sick-leave, but convalescent. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands\|R.M. Ballantyne Soon after, Gen. Stoneman applied for and obtained a sick-leave; and I requested that it might be indefinitely extended to him. The Campaign of Chancellorsville\|Theodore A. Dodge British Dictionary definitions for sick leave sick leave noun leave of absence from work through illness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for sick leave sick leave n. Paid absence from work allowed an employee because of sickness. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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