Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Habitual failure to appear, especially for work or other regular duty.
- noun The rate of occurrence of habitual absence from work or duty.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The practice or habit of being an absentee; the practice of absenting one's self from one's country, station, estate, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The practice of
absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun habitual absence from work
Etymologies
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Examples
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Reductions in absenteeism and improvements in worker productivity resulting from better health outcomes because of expanded coverage would particularly benefit small businesses.
Think Progress » Huckabee Inadvertently Argues For Health Insurance Mandate: ‘Everybody Has To Live’ 2010
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Another cause of widespread absenteeism is the fact that many teachers are posted to remote rural districts to which they have no previous ties or inclination to live.
Capitalism without Capital, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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ME/CFS is the biggest single cause of long-term absenteeism among schoolchildren.
The trouble with ME 2010
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Reason #9 The 4 Day Work Week would mean a reduction in absenteeism
16 Reasons Why the 4-Day Work Week Time Has Come | Impact Lab 2007
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The chaotic state of the world as evidence of divine absenteeism is a topic for another day.
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Employers are expected to see a dramatic spike in absenteeism as workers play hooky to see “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith,” when it opens May 19, according to a new report.
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STRESS-RELATED absence levels have increased in the past year and are the main cause of long-term absenteeism in the public sector, according to new research today.
WalesOnline - Home 2010
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* Check that existing business continuity contingency plans address long-term absenteeism rates.
Virtual Entrepreneur 2009
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* Check that existing business continuity contingency plans address long-term absenteeism rates.
Virtual Entrepreneur Franchise Talk - Franchising News For Entrepreneur 2009
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Virtual Entrepreneur: * Check that existing business continuity contingency plans address long-term absenteeism rates.
100001016886860 commented on the word absenteeism
Being absent. Sentence- The rate of absenteeism in high
schools is very high. (newbury dic.)
December 6, 2010