absenteeism
noun[U]
uk/ˌæb.sənˈtiː.ɪ.zəm/us/ˌæb.sənˈtiː.ɪ.zəm/asituationin whichpeopleare not atschoolorworkwhen they should be:
The highrateof absenteeism iscostingthecompanya lot ofmoney.
Students withchronicabsenteeism canpulldown the school'sperformance.
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absentee
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presenteeism
- There are severalreasonsunderlyingemployeeabsenteeism.
- Absenteeismduetostressisincreasing.
- If we canreduceabsenteeism, that's going tohelpthekidsgetbettergrades.
Absent
- absence
- absent
- absentee
- anywhere
- AWOL
- be conspicuous byyourabsenceidiom
- go AWOLidiom
- in absentia
- lacuna
- MIA
- misper
- missing
- missing person
- no-show
- not anywhere to be foundidiom
- nowhere
- nowhere to be foundidiom
- out
- station
- unaccounted for
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Time off
Not going to school