sick pay

sick pay ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. wages or other compensation received from an employer during an illness.

Origin of sick pay First recorded in 1885–90 Related formssick-pay, adjective Examples from the Web for sick pay Historical Examples of sick pay

But what was to become of him now, if he should be ill, and have no “sick-pay” upon which to fall back?

Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer

George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)

British Dictionary definitions for sick pay sick pay noun

1. wages paid to an employee while he is on sick leave