Sign in
|
Subscribe
|

Search Type

Shop
Blog
Podcasts
Australian Word Map
Word of the Year
Language Resources
General Resources
Help
- Search help
- FAQs
- Using My Account
- Promotional material
- Dictionary
- Understanding an entry
- Pronunciation key
- Student dictionary
- Thesaurus
- About keywords
- Finding words
- List of keywords
- Student thesaurus
About
Contact
- Contact us
- Suggest a word

Search Word

← Back

healthcare

/ˈhɛlθkɛə/ (say 'helthkair)

noun 1. → health care.

–adjective 2. of or relating to such care: a healthcare organisation.

Spotlight

Check out our featured articles:

The People's Choice Word of the Year 2019 is...

Silhouette of crowd holding swords and text: #29 Word of the Year 2019

Word for Word #29 Word of the Year 2019

The Committee's Choice Word of the Year 2019 is...

Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia: Second Edition

Most searched terms

wellbeing
practise
practice
licence
firsthand
effect
onboard
longstanding
groundbreaking
healthcare
license
frontline
judgement
no-one
long-term
rollout
kickstart
wi-fi
lifelong
learnt
decision-making
fulfil
principal
complement
backup
focused
standalone
halfway
set-up
dependent

Join Macquarie Dictionary today!

Enjoy all the great features by subscribing today.

Sign up for our free newsletter

Sign up

Love talking about words?

© Macmillan Publishers Australia 2019. All rights reserved. | Terms and Conditions | Customer Agreement | Privacy Policy

New to Macquarie?

Enjoy all the great features by subscribing today.

Sign in

Keep me signed in?

Forgot your password?

Forgotten password

Please enter your account email address.

An email will be sent to you with instructions on how to reset your password.