financial insecurity

collocation in English

meaningsoffinancialandinsecurity

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financial
adjective
uk
/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/us
/faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/
relating to money or how money ...
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insecurity
noun
uk
/ˌɪn.sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/us
/ˌɪn.səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
a feeling of lacking confidence and not being sure of your own abilities or of whether people like ...
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(Definition offinancialandinsecurityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Suchfinancialinsecurity, in turn, would reflect a lack of stable financial support from a man.
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Financialinsecurityor health problems may also force widows and widowers to move in with relatives or into institutional settings, both of which are disruptive.
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Subsidy, or at least our way of handing out subsidies, has not managed to solve the chronicfinancialinsecurityof the arts.
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The causes of divorce are poverty,financialinsecurityand unemployment.
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Of course, carers still face enormous difficulties, and they feel strongly aboutfinancialinsecurity.
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That has meant that many arts organisations are now confronted withfinancialinsecuritybecause they have no guarantee of continued revenue support.
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Finally, there is the danger offinancialinsecurity, which is endemic in many parts of industry.
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Poverty andfinancialinsecuritywould happen without full employment.
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In these times of generalisedfinancialinsecurity, the regulation of financial dealings must be fairly and consistently applied to bolster confidence in the sector.
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What an encouragement to saving; what a sinister advertisement of thefinancialinsecurityand depression which have been brought upon us.
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This year, however, medium-termfinancialinsecuritymeans that they will be unable to recruit extra officers.
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We have the position obtaining in the country that, owing to the inadequacy of pensions, old people are continuing in industry because offinancialinsecurity.
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That is another major source offinancialinsecurity.
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Homelessness by contrast is linked to loneliness, isolation, non-compliance with medication, deterioration in physical health, decreased chances of employment andfinancialinsecurity—in fact, a dismal cycle of multiple deprivation.
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The report highlightsfinancialinsecurity, social exclusion and hopelessness and how poverty prevents the rehabilitation process.
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Financialinsecuritywas a recurring theme in his life.
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For the next four years, the family's living arrangements reflected theirfinancialinsecurity.
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The team folded after the 2009 season, due tofinancialinsecurity.
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When he was in periods offinancialinsecurity, his friends supported him with donations.
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The poverty andfinancialinsecurityof the sisters is a constant theme.
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