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sick pay

noun

  1. wages or other compensation received from an employer during an illness.

sick pay

noun

  1. wages paid to an employee while he is on sick leave

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Other Words From

  • sick-pay adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sick pay1

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

But what was to become of him now, if he should be ill, and have no "sick-pay" upon which to fall back?

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