means-testv.

Brit.

/ˈmiːnztɛst/, U.S.

/ˈminzˌtɛst/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: means test n.

Etymology: < means test n. Compare earlier means-tested adj. and means testing n.

1. transitive. To assess (a grant, etc.) by a means test.

ΚΠ

1963 Economist 1 June 882/2 All university awards are means-tested now.

1970 Daily Tel. 12 Dec. 2/6 Many of them are now living on fixed private incomes or with the aid of supplementary benefits which are means-tested.

1993 U.S. News & World Rep. 17 May 48/1 Early in the campaign, Perot himself seemed to approve of means testing Social Security.

2. transitive. To subject (a person) to a means test.

ΚΠ

1991 S. Smith Econ. Policy & Div. Wealth within Family (Inst. Fiscal Stud.) v. 84 All UK residents undertaking such courses for the first time have the right to have their parents means-tested.

2000 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 7 Mar. 17 The leaflet..includes advice on what to do if someone feels they are being unlawfully means-tested to pay for nursing care.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	means-test
释义	means-testv. Brit. /ˈmiːnztɛst/, U.S. /ˈminzˌtɛst/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: means test n. Etymology: < means test n. Compare earlier means-tested adj. and means testing n. 1. transitive. To assess (a grant, etc.) by a means test. ΚΠ 1963 Economist 1 June 882/2 All university awards are means-tested now. 1970 Daily Tel. 12 Dec. 2/6 Many of them are now living on fixed private incomes or with the aid of supplementary benefits which are means-tested. 1993 U.S. News & World Rep. 17 May 48/1 Early in the campaign, Perot himself seemed to approve of means testing Social Security. 2. transitive. To subject (a person) to a means test. ΚΠ 1991 S. Smith Econ. Policy & Div. Wealth within Family (Inst. Fiscal Stud.) v. 84 All UK residents undertaking such courses for the first time have the right to have their parents means-tested. 2000 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 7 Mar. 17 The leaflet..includes advice on what to do if someone feels they are being unlawfully means-tested to pay for nursing care. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1963
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