SICKNESS BENEFIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

sick benefit; sickness benefit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

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

benefit (financial assistance in time of need)

Domain region:

Britain; 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; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)