means-test — ˈmeans test noun [countable] an official check in order to find out if someone is poor enough to receive welfare benefit S (= payments from the state when you are ill, without work etc): • He has made proposals for means tests for Social Security … Financial and business terms
means-testing — means test ˈmeans test noun [countable] an official check in order to find out if someone is poor enough to receive welfare benefit S (= payments from the state when you are ill, without work etc): • He has made proposals for means tests for… … Financial and business terms
means-tested — UK [ˈmiːnz ˌtestɪd] US [ˈminz ˌtestəd] adjective an amount of money or a benefit that is means tested changes according to your income. If your income is low, you get more money and if it is high, you get less money I don’t believe child benefit… … Useful english dictionary
means-test — [mēnz′test′] vt. to subject to a means test means tested adj … English World dictionary
means-tested — means test ˈmeans test noun [countable] an official check in order to find out if someone is poor enough to receive welfare benefit S (= payments from the state when you are ill, without work etc): • He has made proposals for means tests for… … Financial and business terms
means-test — /meenz test /, v.t. 1. to subject (a person or a specific benefit) to a means test: Government proposes to means test Medicare. v.i. 2. to perform a means test: fair and responsible means testing. * * * meansˈ test transitive verb • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
test — The event of a price movement that approaches a support level or a resistance level established earlier by the market. A test is passed if prices do not go below the support or resistance level, and the test is failed if prices go on to new lows… … Financial and business terms
test — test1 W1S1 [test] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(exam)¦ 2¦(medical)¦ 3¦(machine/product)¦ 4¦(difficult situation)¦ 5 put somebody/something to the test 6¦(sport)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pot for testing metals , f … Dictionary of contemporary English
means test — noun an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid • Hypernyms: ↑inquiry, ↑enquiry * * * ˈmeans test [means test means tests] noun an official check of sb s wealth or income in order to decide if they are poor enoug … Useful english dictionary
test — 1 /test/ noun (C) 1 EXAM a set of questions, exercises or practical activities to measure someone s skill, ability, or knowledge: spelling/driving/biology etc test: How did you do on your maths test? | pass/fail a test: She passed her driving… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English