(of sickness benefit)
1sickness benefit — ➔ benefit1 * * * sickness benefit UK US noun UK ► [U] GOVERNMENT, WORKPLACE money a worker is paid by their government because they cannot work as a result of illness or injury: »It is not possible to claim sickness benefit and work at the same… …
2sickness benefit — sickness .benefit n [U] BrE money paid by the government to someone who is too ill to work …
3sickness benefit — noun money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work • Syn: ↑sick benefit • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ …
4sickness benefit — N UNCOUNT Sickness benefit is money that you receive regularly from the government when you are unable to work because of illness. [BRIT] …
5sickness benefit — noun (in the UK) benefit paid weekly by the state to an individual for sickness which interrupts paid employment …
6sickness benefit — noun (U) BrE money paid by the government to someone who is too sick to work …
7sickness benefit — UK / US noun [uncountable] British money that the government gives to someone who cannot work because they are ill …
8sickness benefit — /ˈsɪknəs bɛnəfət/ (say siknuhs benuhfuht) noun a regular social security payment made to a person temporarily unable to work because of illness or accident …
9benefit — See security proceeds Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary * * * ▪ I. benefit ben‧e‧fit 1 [ˈbenfɪt] noun 1. [countable] a good effect or advantage that something has, for example a product or service: • We will focus our marketing message… …
10sickness — n. 1 the state of being ill; disease. 2 a specified disease (sleeping sickness). 3 vomiting or a tendency to vomit. Phrases and idioms: sickness benefit (in the UK) benefit paid by the State for sickness interrupting paid employment. Etymology:… …
