sick leave

noun

Paid absence from work specifically to recover from illness.

Similar
medical leave
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Meanings

nounsick leave (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePaid absence from work specifically to recover from illness.

    Synonyms: medical leave

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPaid absence from work specifically to recover from illness.

Similar
medical leave

Translations

Arabic إِجَازَة مَرَضِيَّة
  • إِجَازَة مَرَضِيَّةa type of leave from work
Bulgarian отпуск по болест
  • отпуск по болест (otpusk po bolest)a type of leave from work
Chinese Cantonese 病假
  • 病假 (beng⁶ gaa³)a type of leave from work
Chinese Mandarin 病假
  • 病假 (bìngjià)a type of leave from work
Dutch ziekteverlof
  • ziekteverlofa type of leave from work
Finnish sairausloma, sairasloma
  • sairauslomaa type of leave from work
  • sairaslomaa type of leave from work
French arrêt maladie, congé maladie
  • arrêt maladiea type of leave from work
  • congé maladiea type of leave from work
German Arbeitsunfähigkeit, Krankenstand
  • Arbeitsunfähigkeita type of leave from work
  • Krankenstanda type of leave from work
Greek αναρρωτική άδεια
  • αναρρωτική άδεια (anarrotikí ádeia)a type of leave from work
Hungarian betegszabadság
  • betegszabadsága type of leave from work
Japanese 病休
  • 病休 (byōkyū)a type of leave from work
Norwegian Bokmål sykefravær
  • sykefraværa type of leave from work
Polish zwolnienie lekarskie, L4
  • zwolnienie lekarskiea type of leave from work
  • L4a type of leave from work
Romanian concediu medical
  • concediu medicala type of leave from work
Russian о́тпуск по боле́зни
  • о́тпуск по боле́зни (ótpusk po bolézni)a type of leave from work
Spanish baja médica, incapacidad temporal
  • baja médicaa type of leave from work
  • incapacidad temporala type of leave from work
Swedish sjukskrivning
  • sjukskrivninga type of leave from work
Turkish hastalık izni, sıhhi izin
  • hastalık iznia type of leave from work
  • sıhhi izina type of leave from work
  • istirahata type of leave from work
Cite this entry
APA

sick leave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20leave

MLA

“sick leave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20leave. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sick leave,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick%20leave.

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