Definitions for absenteeismˌæb sənˈti ɪz əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•sen•tee•ismˌæb sənˈti ɪz əm(n.)
frequent or habitual absence.
Category: Common Vocabulary
the practice of being an absentee landlord.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Business
Origin of absenteeism:
1820–30
Princeton's WordNet
absenteeism(noun)
habitual absence from work
Wiktionary
absenteeism(Noun)
The state of being absent, especially frequently; the practice of an absentee.
absenteeism(Noun)
The practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
Origin: * First attested in 1829.
Webster Dictionary
Absenteeism(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
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Absenteeism
Chronic absence from work or other duty.
Translations for absenteeism
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
absenteeism(noun)
being often absent from work etc without good reason
Absenteeism is a problem in some industries.
- afwesigheidAfrikaans
- التَغَيُّب عَن العَمَلArabic
- непосещаване на събитияBulgarian
- absenteísmoPortuguese (BR)
- absentérstvíCzech
- häufiges FernbleibenGerman
- fravær; fraværelse; skulken; pjækkenDanish
- συστηματική και αδικαιολόγητη απουσίαGreek
- absentismoSpanish
- järjekindel puudumineEstonian
- از کار گریزیFarsi
- pinnausFinnish
- absentéismeFrench
- נֶעדָרוּת, הֵיעָדרוּתHebrew
- अनुपस्थित रहने की आदतHindi
- stalno izbivanje, izostajanjeCroatian
- rendszeres távolmaradásHungarian
- kemangkiranIndonesian
- fjarvistarávani, skrópIcelandic
- assenteismoItalian
- 常習欠勤Japanese
- 장기 결근Korean
- pravaikštaLithuanian
- (darba) kavējumsLatvian
- pontengMalay
- absentea asmeDutch
- fravær; skulk, skoftNorwegian
- absencjaPolish
- از کار گریزیPersian
- له كار څخه سترګي پټولPashto
- absentismoPortuguese
- absenteismRomanian
- прогулRussian
- absentérstvoSlovak
- izostajanjeSlovenian
- odsustvovanjeSerbian
- [ogiltig] frånvaro, skolkSwedish
- การขาดงานโดยไม่มีเหตุผลอันดีThai
- işe gelmeme, devamsızlıkTurkish
- 曠職Chinese (Trad.)
- відсутністьUkrainian
- غیر حاضر ہوناUrdu
- vắng mặt không có lí doVietnamese
- 旷工，旷课Chinese (Simp.)
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