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If you're sick, take your sick day. If you don't take your sick day, know what your reward is? You weren't sick - that was the reward.
Chris Christie

Meaning of "sick day" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SICK DAY

sick day  [sɪk deɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SICK DAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sick day is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SICK DAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sick leave

Sick leave is time off from work that workers can use during periods of temporary illness to stay home and address their health and safety needs without losing pay. Some workplaces offer paid sick time as a matter of workplace policy, and in few jurisdictions it is codified into law. Currently, states around the United States are considering legislation that would require access to paid sick days for workers.

Definition of sick day in the English dictionary

The definition of sick day in the dictionary is a day of absence from work taken due to illness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SICK DAY


all-day
ˈɔːlˌdeɪ
bidet
ˈbiːdeɪ
birthday
ˈbɜːθˌdeɪ
day
deɪ
dey
deɪ
doomsday
ˈduːmzˌdeɪ
everyday
ˈɛvrɪˌdeɪ
faraday
ˈfærəˌdeɪ
holiday
ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ
Mande
ˈmɑːndeɪ
Mayday
ˈmeɪˌdeɪ
midday
ˈmɪdˈdeɪ
one-day
ˈwʌnˌdeɪ
payday
ˈpeɪˌdeɪ
same-day
ˈseɪmˌdeɪ
someday
ˈsʌmˌdeɪ
today
təˈdeɪ
weekday
ˈwiːkˌdeɪ
weekdays
ˈwiːkdeɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SICK DAY

sick
sick as a parrot
sick bag
sick bay
sick building syndrome
sick headache
sick leave
sick list
sick note
sick pay
sick-dog
sick-making
sick-out
sickbay
sickbed
sicked
sickee
sicken
sickener
sickening

WORDS THAT END LIKE SICK DAY

at the end of the day
calendar day
carry the day
day by day
field day
from day to day
good day
hump day
officer of the day
on day
open day
order of the day
per day
rainy day
some day
that will be the day
the other day
Valentine´s day
wedding day
working day

Synonyms and antonyms of sick day in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sick day» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SICK DAY

Find out the translation of sick day to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sick day from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sick day» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生病的日子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

día de enfermedad
570 millions of speakers

English

sick day
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीमार दिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يوم مريض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

больничный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dia de baixa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্বস্তিকর দিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

congé de maladie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

hari sakit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tag krank
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

病気欠勤日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아픈 일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lara dina
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngày bệnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோர்வான நாள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आजारी दिवस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hasta gün
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giorno di malattia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chory dzień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лікарняний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zi de concediu medical
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άρρωστο ημέρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

siek dag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sjukdag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sykedag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sick day

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SICK DAY»

The term «sick day» is regularly used and occupies the 92.391 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SICK DAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sick day» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sick day» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sick day

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QUOTES WITH «SICK DAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sick day.
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Chris Christie
If you're sick, take your sick day. If you don't take your sick day, know what your reward is? You weren't sick - that was the reward.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SICK DAY»

Discover the use of sick day in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sick day and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Friends come in all shapes and sizes, and for Amos McGee, in all species too!
Philip C. Stead, 2011
2
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Zookeeper Amos McGee always makes time to visit his friends who live at the zoo until the day he stays home because he is sick.
Philip C. Stead, 2010
3
The Sick Day
Emily's father takes care of everything the day she has a "stomach ache in her head."
Patricia MacLachlan, 2003
4
The Sick Day Handbook: Strategies And Techniques for Faking It
Strategies And Techniques for Faking It Ellie Bishop. our computers. We work our butts off to buy huge homes in huge subdivisions and drive insanely enormous cars that cost huge amounts of money to fill with gas. We have white walls and ...
Ellie Bishop, 2006
5
Mommy's Sick Day
AMANI D. JACKSON. I watched the clouds in the sky. I even watched the cat playing with the cat post. All I was really doing was missing my mommy. “It's ok Ching Lan.” My daddy ruloloed my back and let me put my head on his arm.
AMANI D. JACKSON, 2013
6
A Valentine's Day Carol / The Sick Day
The Sick Day On days when you feel sick and you have to lie down at home, do you ever wonder What good could possibly come out of that day? More importantly, how can God use something like an undesirable day and turn it into a growth ...
Captain Sean
7
Sick Day
When Boy is sick, his friends Dog and Bird try to help him feel better.
David M. McPhail, 2013
8
Teacher's Journey: The Road Less Traveled
The Road Less Traveled Robert John Meehan. A sick day, a sick day I'll not make it all year Still knowing that teacher's Not entirely all here A sick day, a sick day I'll not make it all year Each little tear Makes it perfectly clear A sick day, a sick ...
Robert John Meehan, 2011
9
Financial Accounting
Compensated Absences Suppose that you work for a business that provides each employee one day of sick leave for each full month of employment. When should that sick day (or compensated absence) be accounted for? When it is taken by ...
W. Albrecht, Earl Stice, James Stice, 2010
10
Prison Work: A Tale of Thirty Years in the California ...
A sick day a month was an entitlement. So they would use that sick day and keep about five days on the books. But they would take their sick day per month. We tried to discourage that for several reasons. The main one was, if you're not sick,  ...
William Richard Wilkinson, John Chynoweth Burnham, Joseph F. Spillane, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SICK DAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sick day is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Oregon paid sick leave bill passes first legislative hurdle
A controversial bill requiring Oregon employers to provide paid sick days for workers to care for themselves or a family member cleared its first hurdle ... «OregonLive.com, Mar 15»
2
NYPD Sergeant Who Never Took Sick Day in 42-Year Career Dies …
An NYPD sergeant who never took a sick day in his 42-year career died of an apparent heart attack at his home over the weekend, weeks short of retiring. «NBC New York, Mar 15»
3
Massachusetts Voters Approve Paid Sick Leave Measure
Massachusetts on Tuesday became the third state in the nation to guarantee paid sick days for workers, with voters decisively approving a sick-leave ballot ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
4
'I caught a plane by accident': Survey reveals inventive sick day
According to its survey, dubious excuses put forward by U.S. workers for taking a sick day range from an employee claiming a plastic surgery procedure needed ... «CNN, Oct 14»
5
Jerry Brown signs bill requiring employers to give paid sick leave
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday entitling most California workers to three paid sick days a year, a sweeping measure that Democrats and labor ... «Sacramento Bee, Sep 14»
6
Country's Newest Law Guaranteeing Workers Paid Sick Days
The city council in Passaic, New Jersey unanimously passed an ordinance requiring paid sick leave on Tuesday night with a seven to zero vote. That makes it ... «ThinkProgress, Sep 14»
7
Measure to require paid sick leave passes California Assembly
A measure that would require employers to give employees at least three paid sick days a year cleared the Assembly on Thursday, overcoming fierce opposition ... «Los Angeles Times, May 14»
8
New York diners relax. Paid sick leave is now the law.
It will now be much easier for many New Yorkers to take a sick day from work. Early Thursday, lawmakers overrode a veto by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pass ... «Washington Post, Jun 13»
9
Flu season fuels debate over paid sick days
Jan. 18 2013 : In this photo, activists hold signs during a rally at New York's City Hall to call for immediate action on paid sick days legislation in light of the ... «Fox News, Jan 13»
10
One in three US workers has no paid sick days
While some are likely just workaholics, others don't have a choice: An estimated 41.7 million American workers can't take sick days, according to the Bureau of ... «CNNMoney, Jan 13»

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