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单词 means testing
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means testing
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmiːnz ˌtes.tɪŋ/us
/ˈmiːnz ˌtes.tɪŋ/
theofficialprocessofmeasuringhow muchincomeapersonhas inordertodecideif they shouldreceivemoneyfrom thegovernment
经济情况调查（以确定被调查者是否符合接受政府补助的条件）
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means test
means-test
means-tested
(Definition ofmeans testingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

means-testing| Business English

means-testing
noun[U]
GOVERNMENT,FINANCE
uk
/ˈmiːnzˌtestɪŋ/us
themeasuringof people'sincomeinordertodecidewho getsmoneyfrom thegovernmentformedicalcare,education,legalservices, etc. or how muchpeopleget:
Thegovernmentmayintroducemeans-testing foreligibilityfor astatepension.
abolish/end/abandon means-testingEnding means-testing would make thesystemeasiertoadminister.
(Definition ofmeans-testingfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmeans testing

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All of this could be done electronically without the need for intrusive inquiries or overtmeanstesting.
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This programme provided needy disabled people with extremely low social assistance benefits on the basis of stringentmeanstesting.
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Private provision played an unusually large role, state spending was relatively low andmeanstestingwas important.
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Secondly,meanstestingnecessarily involves withdrawing benefits from those who have built up private pension rights.
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The ' theoretical orientation ' of the book apparentlymeanstestingof hypotheses that have been advanced in previous research.
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The approach has been to concentrate resources on the poor by means of greater selectivity andmeanstesting.
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The government ended universal programmes and imposedmeanstestingin family allowances and old age security, with the same effect.
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However,meanstestingremains the condition for receiving income support and people owning property or savings will not be able to claim it.
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An additional advantage of non-means-tested subsidies is that they avoid the transaction costs ofmeanstestingfor both consumers and government.
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Many of these individuals might not have saved much even in the absence of such wide-scalemeanstesting.
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However, such concerns can be solved by the use ofmeanstestingand similar devices, which amounts to distributing the equity dividends to those whose circumstances most demand it.
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We will look at the issues ofmeanstesting, insurance benefits and categorical benefits within that context.
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The proposal would target some of the poorest of our pensioners without running into all the difficulties ofmeanstesting.
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There is an almost visceral dislike ofmeanstestingamong pensioners, which is entirely understandable.
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Powerfully, he asked the serious question: where are we going onmeanstesting?
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