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bill of health

bill of health
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bil uhv, ov helth]
    • /bɪl ʌv, ɒv hɛlθ/
    • /bɪl əv helθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bil uhv, ov helth]
    • /bɪl ʌv, ɒv hɛlθ/

Definitions of bill of health words

  • noun bill of health a certificate, issued by a port officer, that attests to the health of a ship's company 3
  • noun bill of health a certificate stating whether there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in the port which the ship is leaving: it is given to the captain for him to show at the next port 3
  • noun bill of health a certificate, carried by a ship, attesting to the presence or absence of infectious diseases among the ship's crew and at the port from which it has come. 1
  • idioms bill of health clean bill of health, an attestation of fitness or qualification; a commendation: The investigating committee gave him a clean bill of health. 1
  • noun bill of health A certificate stating whether or not there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in a port of departure, given to the ship's master to present at the next port of arrival. 0
See all 5 definitions of bill of health

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Origin of bill of health

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bill of health

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bill of health

bill of health popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for bill of health

noun bill of health

  • clean bill of health — a good report of one's physical condition
  • pratique — license or permission to use a port, given to a ship after quarantine or on showing a clean bill of health.
All 2 Synonyms of bill of health

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