sickness benefit

sickness benefit
noun
money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work
• Syn: ↑sick benefit
• Hypernyms: ↑benefit

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sick benefit or sickness benefit noun
A benefit paid to someone who is out of work through illness
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Main Entry: ↑sick

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sickness benefit UK US noun [uncountable] british
money that the government gives to someone who cannot work because they are ill
Thesaurus: financial help given by the governmenthyponym

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noun [noncount]
Brit : money that is paid by the government to someone who is too sick to work

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ˈsickness benefit [sickness benefit] noun uncountable (BrE)
money paid by the government to people who are away from work because of illness

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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