sick leave

noun

1. leave from duty, work, or the like, granted because of illness.

sick leave

noun

1. leave of absence from work through illness

Word History and Origins

Origin of sick leave¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Seidel took sick leave from his newspaper delivery job, packed tools and a week’s worth of bread and cheese, and moved into the cellar of a building on the western side of the wall.

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"The pain can be so severe I can be left completely bedbound and if that happens I can't work and have taken long periods of sick leave," she told the BBC.

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"What we're finding is, because there's 63% taking sick leave, that is having an impact on businesses, there's a cost for the disruption of this absence."

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Taiwanese authorities and Eva Air are investigating her death, focusing on whether she was denied medical help or discouraged from taking sick leave.

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Wise also noted Kehor’s July reversal of voter-approved sick leave and minimum wage in the state as another threat to democracy in Missouri.

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