bill of health

noun phrase

1

: a certificate given to the ship's master at the time of leaving port that indicates the state of health of a ship's company and of a port with regard to infectious diseases

2

: a usually favorable report following an examination or investigation

gave the criticized textbook a clean bill of health

Examples of bill of health in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Picked up by an Arizona Humane Society Emergency Animal Medical Technician™, Beefy, and his family were evaluated in the shelter’s trauma hospital and given a clean bill of health. —Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024

Gensler has since announced his resignation, effective January 2020, and while Trump is yet to name a successor there is widespread belief in the industry that his replacement will quickly end the legal entanglement and give the asset a regulatory clean bill of health. —Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024

Or does the player come with a clean bill of health? —Gillian Kasirye, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024

The Lakers won 47 games last season with a good bill of health from Davis and James. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

bill of health

noun

ˌbil-əv- 

: a duly authenticated certificate of the state of health of a ship's company and of a port with regard to infectious diseases that is given to the ship's master at the time of leaving the port