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unemployment benefit

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Employment, Welfare
ˌunemˈployment ˌbenefit British English, unemployment benefits/compensation American English noun [uncountable]  BEPEWmoney paid regularly by the government to people who have no job 失业津贴,失业救济金on unemployment benefit (=be getting unemployment benefit) 领取失业救济金 people on unemployment benefit 领取失业救济金的人
Examples from the Corpus
unemployment benefitSome jobs were too short-lived for them to build up sufficient contributions to acquire eligibility for unemployment benefit.The harsher conditions attaching to the receipt of unemployment benefit affect all claimants, but the consequences for women are particularly unfortunate.To add insult to injury, Alan's not even entitled to unemployment benefit.
From Longman Business Dictionaryunemployment benefitunemˈployment ˌbenefit [countable, uncountable] British English money paid regularly by the government to people who do not have a jobSYN AmE unemployment compensationHow long have you been receiving unemployment benefit? benefit
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unemployment benefit
ˌunemˈployment ˌbenefit British English, unemˈployment ˌbenefits/compenˌsation American English noun [uncountable]
money paid regularly by the government to people who have no job
    on unemployment benefit (=be getting unemployment benefit)
    people on unemployment benefit


unemployment benefitBrE /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt benɪfɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt benɪfɪt/ 🔊 (BrE) (US unemˌployment compenˈsation, unemployment) noun [uncountable] (also unemˈployment benefits [plural] ) money paid by the government to sb who is unemployed 失业补贴(或津贴);失业救济金people on (= receiving) unemployment benefit领取失业救济金的人Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last month. 上个月申请失业津贴的人数下降了。🔊🔊   see also Jobseeker's Allowance