- unemˈployment ˌbenefit
- noun [U] Britishmoney that is provided by the government for someone who does not have a job
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unemˈployment ˌbenefit
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benefit — See security proceeds Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary * * * ▪ I. benefit ben‧e‧fit 1 [ˈbenfɪt] noun 1. [countable] a good effect or advantage that something has, for example a product or service: • We will focus our marketing message… … Financial and business terms
unemployment benefit — unem ployment .benefit BrE unem ployment .benefits/compen.sation AmE n [U] money paid regularly by the government to people who have no job on unemployment benefit (=be getting unemployment benefit) ▪ people on unemployment benefit … Dictionary of contemporary English
unemployment benefit — unem ployment ,benefit noun uncount BRITISH UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unemployment benefit — noun : payment (as by a union or an employer or according to the provisions of a governmental social security program) to an unemployed worker of a sum of money per week compare dole * * * unemˈployment benefit [unemployment benefit] (BrE) ( … Useful english dictionary
unemployment benefits — unemˈployment benefit [unemployment benefit] (BrE) (US unemˌployment compenˈsation, unemployment) … Useful english dictionary
unemployment compensation — noun payment by a United States agency to unemployed people (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑social insurance * * * unemˈployment benefit [unemployment benefit] (BrE … Useful english dictionary
unemployment — un‧em‧ploy‧ment [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt] noun [uncountable] 1. when you do not have a job: • Closure of the plant will mean unemployment for 500 workers. • Most of our staff now face unemployment. 2. ECONOMICS the number of people in a country who do not … Financial and business terms
insurance — Guarding against property loss or damage making payments in the form of premiums to an insurance company, which pays an agreed upon sum to the insured in the event of loss. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * insurance in‧sur‧ance [ɪnˈʆʊərəns ǁ… … Financial and business terms
