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STD

STD

2 4.6
Employer benefits that pay part of your income while you cannot work because of illness or injury
  • noun
  • /ɛs ti di/
  • Jargon
translation icon : incapacidad temporal
  • The company offers STD insurance to help cover lost wages during short-term illnesses.

Examples

  • Employees can apply for STD benefits if they are unable to work due to a medical condition.

  • Furthermore, most STD insurances do not pay when the accident occurs at work.

    Blog text (14)

  • Moreover, the females perceived the male condom as an acceptable method for the prevention of both pregnancy and STDs.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Persons with genital herpes had higher moral reasoning scores on the STD dilemmas than did persons without any STDs and were more likely to use a care orientation in their responses to these dilemmas.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Many people are unaware of their STD coverage and how it can assist them during recovery.

Synonyms

disability benefit
vsSTD
8 3.1

A payment from the government to someone who cannot work because of a long-term illness or injury

is an employer plan that pays partial income for short absences
disability insurance
vsSTD
5 3.3

Money paid by an insurance plan to people who cannot work because they are sick or hurt

is employer provided for short periods and pays partial income

Surface Forms

STD singular
STDs plural

Morphology

STD = S + T + D

This is an initialism (short‑term disability); the component letters do not correspond to standalone English morphemes that transparently convey the meaning.

Etymology

STD in a benefits context is short for short-term disability, meaning a plan that pays part of your income for a 'short' time when you cannot work because of illness or injury. So STD refers to brief employer-provided pay or insurance while you are off work.