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sickout

sickout noun: a labor action where employees refuse to work, claiming they are sick.

Noun

sickout (plural sickouts)

  1. A labor action where employees refuse to work, claiming they are sick.

Forms of sickout

pluralsickouts
alternative formsick-out
alternative formsick out

Origin of sickout

From sick + out.

Questions about sickout

What does sickout mean?
Sickout means a labor action where employees refuse to work, claiming they are sick.
What part of speech is sickout?
Sickout is a noun.
What is the plural of sickout?
The plural of sickout is sickouts.

Words near sickout in the dictionary

  1. sicko
  2. sickoes
  3. sickopath
  4. sickopaths
  5. sickos
  6. sickout
  7. sickouts
  8. sickroom
  9. sickrooms
  10. sicks
  11. sicks up

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