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单词 social fund
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social fund
social fund n. (a) a collective fund to which a number of people, companies, etc., contribute and which is held in common (figurative in quot. 1795) (obsolete); (b) a fund from which loans or grants are made to people in need; esp. (British, also with capital initials) a government-administered social security fund established in 1986.
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1795 ‘Citizen Randol’ Polit. Catech. Man 12 I deposit a party of those rights in the social fund, in trust for the joint use and benefit of myself, and society.
1812 W. Cranch Rep. Supreme Court U.S. 6 247 Previous to the commencement of their partnership, Lynn had contracted a debt,..which..it was mutually agreed to transfer to the new concern, and the debt..should become a debt chargeable on the social fund.
1846 Daily News 29 Jan. 3/5 A certain number of these [companies] had united their subscriptions to form the total of their social fund.
1848 Times 15 May 8/7 A social fund of 15 milliards of francs..should be formed by the wealthy classes for the relief of the poorer branches of the community.
1985 Daily Tel. 4 June 6/6 The social fund is to be administered by local DHSS offices so that help can be given quickly to those in genuine need.
2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) xi. 235 Since then people have had to take a loan from the Social Fund to pay for these necessities.
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