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

Corey Feldman has received a reassuring clean bill of health after his mid-flight health scare. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026

On the question of whether too few players dominate TTF derivatives trading — a classic worry in any market — the regulators gave a clean bill of health. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

After taking a couple months to go through cancer treatment, I was given a clean bill of health and cleared and ready to return to work. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026

Last March, doctors gave Coulier a clean bill of health. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bill of health

• commonwealth
• telehealth
• bridewealth
• stealth
• wealth

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