absenteeism
English
Noun
absenteeism (countable and uncountable, plural absenteeisms)
- The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee. [First attested in the early 19th century.][1]
- 2023 December 13, 'Industry Insider', “Delivering a robust timetable”, in RAIL, number 998, page 68:
- The value of having in-house medical expertise is that staff with poor attendance records who have difficulty accessing NHS services can receive support from their employer, to help reduce absenteeism brought about by medical conditions.
- The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
Translations
state of being absent
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See also
References
- Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absenteeism”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.
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