sick pay

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sik pey]
- /sɪk peɪ/
- /sɪk peɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sik pey]
- /sɪk peɪ/

Definitions of sick pay words

noun sick pay wages or other compensation received from an employer during an illness. 1
noun sick pay compensation for absence while ill 1
uncountable noun sick pay When you are ill and unable to work, sick pay is the money that you get from your employer instead of your normal wages. 0
noun sick pay wages paid to an employee while he is on sick leave 0

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Origin of sick pay

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Sick pay

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sick pay

sick pay popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sick pay usage trend in Literature

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