sick note

See also: sicknote

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Noun

sick note (plural sick notes)

1. (UK) A doctor's note that certifies that the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school, etc.

   Alternative form: sicknote

   Antonym: fit note

   Hypernyms: doctor's note < note

   Near-synonyms: excuse (US), aegrotat

Related terms

• sick day
• sick leave
• sick list

Translations

note from a doctor certifying a worker's or a student's sickness

Czech: neschopenka (cs) f Dutch: ziektebriefje (nl) n, ziektebrief (nl) m, ziekteattest (nl) n Faroese: sjúkramelding f Finnish: lääkärintodistus (fi), sairaustodistus French: certificat médical m German: Krankenschein (de) m, Krankschreibung (de) f Hungarian: orvosi igazolás, igazolás (hu) Polish: zwolnienie lekarskie (pl) n Portuguese: atestado (pt) m, atestado médico