Phrase guide

sick pay

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Money paid to an employee on sick leave.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 病假工資 /病假工资 (bìngjià gōngzī) — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Danish: sygeløn — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Dutch: ziekengeld — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • French: indemnité journalière — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • German: Krankengeld — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • German: Lohnfortzahlung — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Hungarian: táppénz — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Italian: indennità di malattia — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Italian: sussidio per malattia — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Latvian: slimības nauda — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Polish: zasiłek chorobowy — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Portuguese: subsídio de doença — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Portuguese: auxílio-doença — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Spanish: subsidio de enfermedad — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Spanish: indemnización por enfermedad — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave
  • Swedish: sjukpenning — money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave