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UBI

American

abbreviation

universal basic income: a government program to alleviate poverty through periodic, fixed, direct payments to every citizen.

Etymology

Origin of UBI

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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The idea behind UBI is to provide a regular, unrestricted cash benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Since only real people can have World IDs, it could be used to reduce fraud when deploying UBI.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2023

But there’s a much better, and far less unethical, solution: Enacting a universal basic income, or UBI, a no-strings-attached, monthly cash payment to all citizens.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023

A universal basic income, or UBI, is defined as “a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement,” according to the Basic Income Earth Network.

From Scientific American • Jan. 6, 2023

Nicolai, UBI SUPRA;—and besides him, only the two following references, out of half a cart-load: 1.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 by Carlyle, Thomas

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