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sick pay

sick pay noun: money paid to an employee on sick leave.

Noun

sick pay (uncountable)

  1. (UK) Money paid to an employee on sick leave.
    Synonyms:
    sickness allowance, sickness benefit, sick benefit, incapacity benefit

Synonyms of sick pay

  • sickness allowance
  • sickness benefit
  • sick benefit
  • incapacity benefit

Words formed from sick pay

  • Statutory Sick Pay
  • SSP

Questions about sick pay

What does sick pay mean?
Sick pay means money paid to an employee on sick leave.
What part of speech is sick pay?
Sick pay is a noun.

Words near sick pay in the dictionary

  1. sick nurse
  2. sick nurses
  3. sick office syndrome
  4. sick parade
  5. sick parades
  6. sick pay
  7. sick person
  8. sick puppies
  9. sick puppy
  10. sick sack
  11. sick sacks

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