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National Insurance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Insurance, Welfare
ˌNational Inˈsurance noun [uncountable]  BFIPEWa system organized by the British government in which workers and employers make regular payments, and which provides money for people who are unemployed, old, or ill 〔英国的〕国民保险制度 〔由英国政府经管的一项保险制度,雇主和雇员必须按时缴纳钱款,以帮助失业者、老年人或病人〕
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National InsuranceCapitalizing National Insurance Benefits Different sets of figures are produced on the value of wealth held by different groups of the population.Another widespread error is to stop paying National Insurance contributions while you are non-resident.The third section deals with the National Insurance implications of child-care allowances.The National Insurance Act gave the newly set up exchanges the role of administering the system of unemployment benefit.Hadn't they paid for it with their National Insurance stamps, income tax, and rates?Strictly speaking we should add the various National Insurance contributions to the total for direct taxation.
From Longman Business Dictionarynational insuranceˌnational inˈsurance (also National Insurance), written abbreviation NI [uncountable] the British system of social insuranceMany part-time workers will not have been earning enough to pay national insurance, so will not qualify for unemployment benefit. insurance
ˌNational Inˈsurance nounChineseSyllable
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National Insurance
ˌNational Inˈsurance noun [uncountable]
a system organized by the British government in which workers and employers make regular payments, and which provides money for people who are unemployed, old, or ill


National InsuranceBrE /ˌnæʃnəl ɪnˈʃʊərəns/ 🔊, /ˌnæʃnəl ɪnˈʃɔːrəns/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnæʃnəl ɪnˈʃʊrəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (abbreviation NI) (in Britain) a system of payments that have to be made by employers and employees to provide help for people who are sick, old or unemployed (英国)国民保险制度