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View synonyms for unemployment benefit

unemployment benefit

noun

  1. an allowance of money paid, usually weekly, to an unemployed worker by a state or federal agency or by the worker's labor union or former employer during all or part of the period of unemployment.


unemployment benefit

noun

  1. (in Britain, formerly) a regular payment to a person who is out of work: replaced by jobseeker's allowance in 1996 Informal termdole
  2. (in New Zealand) a means-tested monetary benefit paid weekly by the Social Security Department to the unemployed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unemployment benefit1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences

Revenues are rising at a smart pace, and spending continues to fall, led by declines in defense and unemployment benefit spending.

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