sick leave
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sick leave
noun
sick leave
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SICK LEAVE
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1
:
the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay workers who are unable to work because they are sick
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employee benefits such as vacation time and sick leave
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We are allotted three weeks annual sick leave.
— called also
sick time
2
:
an absence from work because of sickness
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He's been on sick leave since last Thursday.
