means-test
verb/ˈmiːnz test/
/ˈmiːnz test/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they means-test | /ˈmiːnz test/ /ˈmiːnz test/ |
| he / she / it means-tests | /ˈmiːnz tests/ /ˈmiːnz tests/ |
| past simple means-tested | /ˈmiːnz testɪd/ /ˈmiːnz testɪd/ |
| past participle means-tested | /ˈmiːnz testɪd/ /ˈmiːnz testɪd/ |
| -ing form means-testing | /ˈmiːnz testɪŋ/ /ˈmiːnz testɪŋ/ |
- means-test somebody to officially check somebody's wealth or income in order to decide if they are poor enough to receive money from the government, etc. for a particular purposeTopics Social issuesc2
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- means-test something to give out a government benefit only to people who qualify after a means test
- means-tested benefits
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