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单词 sickout
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sickout

[ sik-out ]
/ ˈsɪkˌaʊt /
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noun

an organized absence from work by employees on the pretext of sickness, as to avoid the legal problems or antistrike clauses that would be invoked in the case of a formal strike.

Origin of sickout

1950–55; probably sick1 + (walk)out

Words nearby sickout

sickly, sickness, sickness benefit, sick note, sicko, sickout, sick pay, sick role, sickroom, sick sinus syndrome, sick to one's stomach
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British Dictionary definitions for sickout

sick-out
/ US and Caribbean /

noun

a form of industrial action in which all workers in a factory, etc, report sick simultaneously

verb sick out

(intr, adverb) to take part in such action
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
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