working family

collocation in English

meaningsofworkingandfamily

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working
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈwɜː.kɪŋ/us
/ˈwɝː.kɪŋ/
relating ...
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family
noun
uk
/ˈfæm.əl.i/us
/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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(Definition ofworkingandfamilyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworking family

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The working families tax credit guarantees everyworkingfamilyan income of at least £180 a week.
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We shall guarantee an income to everyworkingfamilyof at least £180 a week.
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Sadly, there is greater disappointment in store for the averageworkingfamily.
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This would mean going without medication due to costs which cannot be met by the ordinaryworkingfamily, resulting in permanent disability or full-time hospitalisation.
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I am not sure what effect the newworkingfamilytax credit will have on the national minimum wage.
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Is it not clear that the ordinaryworkingfamilyhas benefited most from a policy of high economic growth and a reduction in taxation?
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However, analysis shows that for those earning under £100 a week the gain is only £1 and for the ordinaryworkingfamilyit is just £3.
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False information about any of those variables could lead to an incorrectworkingfamilytax credit award.
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These are all, of course, extremely important items in the weekly cost of living of the ordinaryworkingfamily.
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Everyworkingfamilywill, for the first time, have a guaranteed minimum income of at least £10,000 a year.
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To the sameworkingfamily, we give a second guarantee: that no income tax will be paid on earnings below £220 a week.
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We are considering all options; replacing family credit with aworkingfamilytax credit is only one of them.
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The minimum wage and theworkingfamilytax credit will help low-paid families, the overwhelming majority of whom are lone parents.
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Far from being the luxury of an affluent family, the au pair is often a necessity for aworkingfamily.
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So for pensioners, widows, middle management, senior management, everyworkingfamilyin this country, this is an economically intolerable situation.
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In my view, it is right to restore the relativities and to assist theworkingfamilywith dependent children.
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There is a series of reasons why theworkingfamilytax credit causes problems.
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