absenteeism

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ab·sen·tee·ism

(ăb′sən-tē′ĭz′əm)

1. Habitual failure to appear, especially for work or other regular duty.

2. The rate of occurrence of habitual absence from work or duty.

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absenteeism

(ˌæbsənˈtiːɪzəm)

persistent absence from work, school, etc

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ab•sen•tee•ism

(ˌæb sənˈti ɪz əm)

n.

1. frequent or habitual absence.

2. the practice of being an absentee landlord.

[1820–30]

absenteeism

the practice of extensive or permanent absence from their property by owners. — absentee, n.

absenteeism

[ˌæbsənˈtiːɪzəm] N → absentismo m

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absenteeism

[ˌæbs^ənˈtiːɪzəm] n → absentéisme mabsentee landlord n → propriétaire mf absentéisteabsentee voter (US) n → électeur/trice m/f qui vote par correspondance

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absenteeism

n → häufige Abwesenheit; (pej) → Krankfeiern nt; (Sch) → Schwänzen nt; the rate of absenteeism among workers → die Abwesenheitsquote bei Arbeitern

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absenteeism

[ˌæbs/ənˈtiːɪz/əm] n → assenteismo

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absent

(ˈӕbsənt) adjective

not present. Johnny was absent from school with a cold.

(əbˈsent) verb

to keep (oneself) away. He absented himself from the meeting.

ˈabsence noun

1. the condition of not being present. His absence was noticed.

2. a time during which a person etc is not present. After an absence of five years he returned home.

ˌabsenˈtee noun

a person who is not present, especially frequently (eg at work, school etc).

ˌabsenˈteeism noun

being often absent from work etc without good reason. Absenteeism is a problem in some industries.

ˌabsent-ˈminded adjective

not noticing what is going on around one because one is thinking deeply. an absent-minded professor.

ˌabsentˈmindedly adverb

ˌabsent-ˈmindedness noun

absenteeism

n absentismo, ausentismo (esp. Amer)

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MEDICAL STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE ON ABSENTEEISM AND ITS REMEDIES

How large of a problem is school absenteeism? The average student in the US (K-12) misses 4.5 days per school year, while the average teacher misses 5.3 days per school year (Azor-Martinez, 2014.) This results in 164 million lost school days for students per year in the US (Bright 2009).

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The government did so without realising that the managements of industrial and commercial establishments are facing issues of low productivity and rampant absenteeism. Instead of helping the employers in improving their employees' output and checking absenteeism, the Sindh government has come up with laws to promote absenteeism.

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KARACHI -- Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani on Monday suspended 22 Karachi Development Authority (KDA) and Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) officials of grade-17 and above for absenteeism.