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means test

(mēnz)

An investigation into the financial well-being of a person to determine the person's eligibility for financial assistance.

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means test

(Social Welfare) a test involving the checking of a person's income to determine whether he qualifies for financial or social aid from a government. Compare needs test

ˈmeans-tested adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

means′ test`

an investigation into a person's finances to determine eligibility for public assistance.

[1925–30]

means′-test`

v.t.

1. to subject (a person or a specific benefit) to a means test: The government proposes to means-test Medicare.

v.i.

2. to perform a means test: fair and responsible means-testing.

[1960–65]

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Noun

means test - an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid

enquiry, inquiry - a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

Translations

accertamento del reddito

means test

n → Einkommens- or Vermögensveranlagung f

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means test

n (Admin) → accertamento dei redditi (per concedere di prestito)

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Any of them who saves now for their old age risks falling foul of the means test, perhaps marginally, and ending up with nothing to show for their saving.

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David Cameron dismissed calls to means test for free TV licences, bus passes, prescriptions, eye tests and the winter fuel allowance, saying it would produce "only very, very small savings".

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Firstly, the means test should be abolished (following the lead of Northern Ireland).