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unemployment benefit
/ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt bˈɛnɪfˌɪt/
Unemployment benefit
01
a financial aid provided by the government to people who are unemployed and actively seeking work, to help cover their living expenses
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
complex compound
Countable
Plural form
unemployment benefits
Examples
He applied for unemployment benefit after losing his job.
