SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law

Synonyms:

national assistance; social assistance; supplementary benefit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("social assistance" is a kind of...):

social insurance (government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

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