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单词 means test
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means test
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmiːnz ˌtest/us
/ˈmiːnz ˌtest/
ameasurementof how muchincomeapersonhas inordertodecideif they shouldreceivemoneyfrom thegovernment, or anactofmeasuringthis:
经济状况调查（根据个人收入来判断他们是否可获得政府的经济援助的调查）
Localauthoritieswill beabletointroduceameanstest,chargingthose who canpayto useschoolbuses.本地政府将使用经济状况调查，对那些能够支付校车使用费用的人收费。
Anapplicantwhopassesthemeanstestwill begrantedlegalaid.通过了经济状况调查的申请人可以获得法律援助。
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  • Eligibility isbasedon need and isdeterminedby ameanstest.
  • If anapplicantfailstosatisfythemeanstest, he or she will betotallyineligible.
  • Thegovernmentintendsto do away with theweeklymeanstest.
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  • AFDC
  • anti-welfare
  • basic income
  • be on reliefidiom
  • benefit
  • EBT
  • family allowance
  • family credit
  • giro
  • housing benefit
  • income support
  • sickness benefit
  • sign(something)off
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  • social welfare
  • unemployment
  • unemployment benefit
  • universal credit
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  • welfare state
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Budgeting money
means-test
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈmiːnz ˌtest/us
/ˈmiːnz ˌtest/
tomeasurehow muchincomeapersonhas inordertodecideif they shouldreceivemoneyfrom thegovernment:
调查经济状况（根据个人收入来判断他们是否可获得政府的经济援助）
Some public-healthservicescould be means-tested.可以对使用某些公共卫生服务的人群进行经济状况调查。
Should we means-testforSocialSecuritybenefits?我们应该对享有社会保障福利的人群进行经济状况调查吗？
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means testing
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  • They'll means-testchildbenefitso that thoseearning£50,000 or more will notreceiveit.
  • Eight out of tenpeoplefeltthatpeoplewho hadsavedforretirementshould not be means-tested.
  • We're going to have tostarttalkingabout means-testingbenefits.
  • Theproposalsto means-test forprivatesectorhousingimprovementsare nothelpful.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Social security & state benefits
  • AFDC
  • anti-welfare
  • basic income
  • be on reliefidiom
  • benefit
  • EBT
  • family allowance
  • family credit
  • giro
  • housing benefit
  • income support
  • sickness benefit
  • sign(something)off
  • social security
  • social welfare
  • unemployment
  • unemployment benefit
  • universal credit
  • welfare
  • welfare state
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Budgeting money
(Definition ofmeans testfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

means-test| Business English

means-test
verb[T]
GOVERNMENT,FINANCE
uk
us
if agovernmentmeans-testsmoneyformedicalcare,education,legalservices, etc. it gives it topeoplewhoseincomeis below aparticularamount, or it gives differentamountsdependingon people'sincome:
Thegovernmentmay means-testhelpfor theelderly.
means-testedbenefits/grants/welfare
means test
noun[C]
GOVERNMENT,FINANCE
uk
us
a way offindingout how muchincomeapersonhas inordertodecidewhether they shouldreceivemoneyfrom thegovernment, forexampletowardsmedicalcare,education, orlegalservices:
People whopassameanstestdo not have topayfor alawyer.
(Definition ofmeans-testfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmeans test

means test
Local authorities asking a husband or wife to contribute, however, do not have the power tomeans-testthe spouse remaining at home.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is nomeans-testfor the scheme's benefits, but there is means-tested social assistance to finance the costs of care that exceed the benefit payments.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Themeans-testis based on the income of an individual beneficiary and, if married, of his or her partner, but not on the income of other household members.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They asked whether we denied that we intended tomeans-testthe state pension, given that that was what we intended to do.
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We have made it absolutely clear what our pledges are and that we have no plans tomeans-test.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Why notmeans-testthe whole fee and show moral integrity in the redistribution of resources, to help poorer students?
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Themeans-testapproach has served to reinforce my belief in the value of the overall giving of help.
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I accept that some means-tested benefits are necessary and cannot be avoided; it is obvious that in supplementary benefit ameanstestcannot be avoided.
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We must be very careful that this welfare work is not left to themeans-testman.
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Of course, so that that money can be available, we need tomeans-testthe benefit.
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That policy would support savings for all children, but would also give extra help, through ameans-test, to people on low incomes.
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The difference between a universal benefit and one that is means-tested is that it takes a certain amount of resources tomeanstesta benefit.
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It prompts the question, when will the state second pension lift people abovemeans-testlevels?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I consider these arrangements to be preferable to ameans-testof each resident in the household.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have no plans tomeans-testchild benefit either for 16 to 18-year-olds or for any other age group.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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