英语词汇“means-test”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

means testing
Eligibility is based on need and is determined by a means test.
If an applicant fails to satisfy the means test, he or she will be totally ineligible.
The government intends to do away with the weekly means test.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Social security & state benefits
AFDC
anti-welfare
basic income
be on reliefidiom
benefit
family allowance
family credit
giro
housing benefit
income support
means-tested
sign (something) off
social security
social welfare
UBI
unemployment
unemployment benefit
universal basic income
welfare
welfare state

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Budgeting money
means-test
verb[ I or T ]
uk /ˈmiːnz ˌtest/ us /ˈmiːnz ˌtest/
to measure how much income a person has in order to decide if they should receive money from the government: 调查经济状况（根据个人收入来判断他们是否可获得政府的经济援助）
Some public-health services could be means-tested.可以对使用某些公共卫生服务的人群进行经济状况调查。
Should we means-test for Social Security benefits?我们应该对享有社会保障福利的人群进行经济状况调查吗？
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means testing
They'll means-test child benefit so that those earning £50,000 or more will not receive it.
Eight out of ten people felt that people who had saved for retirement should not be means-tested.
We're going to have to start talking about means-testing benefits.
The proposals to means-test for private sector housing improvements are not helpful.

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Budgeting money

means-test | Business English

means-test
verb[ T ]
GOVERNMENT, FINANCEukus
if a government means-tests money for medical care, education, legal services, etc. it gives it to people whose income is below a particular amount, or it gives different amounts depending on people's income:
The government may means-test help for the elderly.
means-tested benefits/grants/welfare
means test
noun[ C ]
GOVERNMENT, FINANCEukus
a way of finding out how much income a person has in order to decide whether they should receive money from the government, for example towards medical care, education, or legal services:
People who pass a means test do not have to pay for a lawyer.

Examples of means test

means test
Local authorities asking a husband or wife to contribute, however, do not have the power to means-test the spouse remaining at home.
There is no means-test for the scheme's benefits, but there is means-tested social assistance to finance the costs of care that exceed the benefit payments.
The means-test is based on the income of an individual beneficiary and, if married, of his or her partner, but not on the income of other household members.
They asked whether we denied that we intended to means-test the state pension, given that that was what we intended to do.
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We have made it absolutely clear what our pledges are and that we have no plans to means-test.
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Why not means-test the whole fee and show moral integrity in the redistribution of resources, to help poorer students?
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The means-test approach has served to reinforce my belief in the value of the overall giving of help.
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I accept that some means-tested benefits are necessary and cannot be avoided; it is obvious that in supplementary benefit a meanstest cannot be avoided.
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We must be very careful that this welfare work is not left to the means-test man.
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Of course, so that that money can be available, we need to means-test the benefit.
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That policy would support savings for all children, but would also give extra help, through a means-test, to people on low incomes.
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The difference between a universal benefit and one that is means-tested is that it takes a certain amount of resources to meanstest a benefit.
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It prompts the question, when will the state second pension lift people above means-test levels?
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I consider these arrangements to be preferable to a means-test of each resident in the household.
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We have no plans to means-test child benefit either for 16 to 18-year-olds or for any other age group.
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词汇	means-test
释义	means test noun[ C ] uk /ˈmiːnz ˌtest/ us /ˈmiːnz ˌtest/ a measurement of how much income a person has in order to decide if they should receive money from the government, or an act of measuring this: 经济状况调查（根据个人收入来判断他们是否可获得政府的经济援助的调查） Local authorities will be able to introduce a means test, charging those who can pay to use school buses.本地政府将使用经济状况调查，对那些能够支付校车使用费用的人收费。 An applicant who passes the means test will be granted legal aid.通过了经济状况调查的申请人可以获得法律援助。 See means testing Eligibility is based on need and is determined by a means test. If an applicant fails to satisfy the means test, he or she will be totally ineligible. The government intends to do away with the weekly means test. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Social security & state benefits AFDC anti-welfare basic income be on reliefidiom benefit family allowance family credit giro housing benefit income support means-tested sign (something) off social security social welfare UBI unemployment unemployment benefit universal basic income welfare welfare state You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Budgeting money means-test verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈmiːnz ˌtest/ us /ˈmiːnz ˌtest/ to measure how much income a person has in order to decide if they should receive money from the government: 调查经济状况（根据个人收入来判断他们是否可获得政府的经济援助） Some public-health services could be means-tested.可以对使用某些公共卫生服务的人群进行经济状况调查。 Should we means-test for Social Security benefits?我们应该对享有社会保障福利的人群进行经济状况调查吗？ See means testing They'll means-test child benefit so that those earning £50,000 or more will not receive it. Eight out of ten people felt that people who had saved for retirement should not be means-tested. We're going to have to start talking about means-testing benefits. The proposals to means-test for private sector housing improvements are not helpful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Social security & state benefits AFDC anti-welfare basic income be on reliefidiom benefit family allowance family credit giro housing benefit income support means-tested sign (something) off social security social welfare UBI unemployment unemployment benefit universal basic income welfare welfare state You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Budgeting money means-test \| Business English means-test verb[ T ] GOVERNMENT, FINANCEukus if a government means-tests money for medical care, education, legal services, etc. it gives it to people whose income is below a particular amount, or it gives different amounts depending on people's income: The government may means-test help for the elderly. means-tested benefits/grants/welfare means test noun[ C ] GOVERNMENT, FINANCEukus a way of finding out how much income a person has in order to decide whether they should receive money from the government, for example towards medical care, education, or legal services: People who pass a means test do not have to pay for a lawyer. Examples of means test means test Local authorities asking a husband or wife to contribute, however, do not have the power to means-test the spouse remaining at home. There is no means-test for the scheme's benefits, but there is means-tested social assistance to finance the costs of care that exceed the benefit payments. The means-test is based on the income of an individual beneficiary and, if married, of his or her partner, but not on the income of other household members. They asked whether we denied that we intended to means-test the state pension, given that that was what we intended to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have made it absolutely clear what our pledges are and that we have no plans to means-test. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why not means-test the whole fee and show moral integrity in the redistribution of resources, to help poorer students? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The means-test approach has served to reinforce my belief in the value of the overall giving of help. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I accept that some means-tested benefits are necessary and cannot be avoided; it is obvious that in supplementary benefit a meanstest cannot be avoided. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must be very careful that this welfare work is not left to the means-test man. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, so that that money can be available, we need to means-test the benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That policy would support savings for all children, but would also give extra help, through a means-test, to people on low incomes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The difference between a universal benefit and one that is means-tested is that it takes a certain amount of resources to meanstest a benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It prompts the question, when will the state second pension lift people above means-test levels? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I consider these arrangements to be preferable to a means-test of each resident in the household. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have no plans to means-test child benefit either for 16 to 18-year-olds or for any other age group. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of means test These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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