SICKNESS BENEFIT

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sickness benefit mean? 

• SICKNESS BENEFIT (noun)
  The noun SICKNESS BENEFIT has 1 sense:

1. money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work

  Familiarity information: SICKNESS BENEFIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SICKNESS BENEFIT (noun)

Meaning:

Money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

sick benefit; sickness benefit

Hypernyms ("sickness benefit" is a kind of...):

benefit (financial assistance in time of need)

Domain region:

Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)