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Definition of unemployment benefit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unemployment benefit

noun
 
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt benɪfɪt/
 
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt benɪfɪt/
(British English)
(US English unemployment compensation, unemployment)
[uncountable]
(also unemployment benefits [plural] British and North American English)
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  1. money paid by the government to somebody who is unemployed
    • people on (= receiving) unemployment benefit
    • Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last month.
    see also Jobseeker’s Allowance
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