sickness benefit
noun
Simple meaning
Money paid to someone who is too ill to work.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
siknuhsbehnuhfitSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɪknəsˈbɛnəfɪt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work
Used this way, sickness benefit is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
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