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  1. Oxford Dictionary

    means test

    • IPA[ˈmiːnz tɛst]

    英式

    • n.
      an official investigation into a person's financial circumstances to determine their eligibility for state assistance
    • v.
      make (a benefit) conditional on a means test；subject (someone) to a means test

    • verb: means-test, 3rd person present: means-tests, gerund or present participle: means-testing, past tense: means-tested, past participle: means-tested

    • noun: means test, plural noun: means tests

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    名詞

    • 1. an official investigation into a person's financial circumstances to determine their eligibility for state assistance there is no need to apply a means test to applicants for council houses

    動詞

    • 1. make (a benefit) conditional on a means test we means-tested the private health insurance rebate
    • ▪ subject (someone) to a means test her mother had been means-tested in the late twenties

    means-tested

    • adj.
      (of a welfare payment or other public fund) available only to individuals financial ... means-tested aid programs

    Oxford American Dictionary

    means testing

    • n.
      the action or process of assessing the financial eligibility of individuals applying to receive ... the House minority leader agreed to some structural changes, including some means testing for beneficiaries of the program he highlighted means testing for entitlement programs as one of the changes they are considering

    Oxford American Dictionary

    means testing

    • n.
      the action or process of assessing the financial eligibility of individuals applying to receive ... the means testing of pensions and social services new pensioners will get the flat rate with no means testing

    Oxford Dictionary

    means-tested

    • adj.
      (of a state benefit) available only to individuals whose financial circumstances render them ... a means-tested childcare benefit

    Oxford Dictionary

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    means test

    • IPA[ˈmēnz ˌtest]

    美式

    • n.
      an official investigation into someone's financial circumstances to determine whether they ... because it is a welfare program, there is a means test for eligibility
    • v.
      make (a welfare payment) conditional on a means test: he didn't mention his proposal to raise the retirement age and means-test Social Security

    Oxford American Dictionary