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

Has any team won a championship with a clean bill of health from beginning to end? —Chad Jennings, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

Alexandre Dujeux will have a much tougher time replicating that result against big brother PSG, who have close to a clean bill of health coming into this clash. —Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025

Just days before the April 12 spring game, Lyons was surprised with a clean bill of health — writ in orange and blue. —Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025

The eagle was released into the wild with a clean bill of health June 22. —Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025

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