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		Definition of child endowment in English: child endowmentnoun mass nounAustralian An untaxed allowance paid by the government to the parent or guardian of a child.  that era gave us full employment, a decent pension system, and child endowment Now called family allowance  Example sentencesExamples -  They expanded the tax base and introduced new benefits such as widows pensions and child endowment.
 -  Lang appointed him industrial commissioner, and they worked together to introduce child endowment.
 -  He served on a federal royal commission into child endowment, filing a minority report in favour.
 -  The early-20th-century campaign for child endowment drew on concepts of citizenship to pursue women's independence and challenge the paternalist state.
 -  The report led to the introduction of the first forms of child endowment, seen now as a sign of the progressive character of the new nation.
 -  The committee made influential recommendations to the government on such matters as child endowment, invalid pensions, and medical and hospital benefits.
 -  They promoted schemes for motherhood endowment and equal pay, child endowment, and proposals that women have a legal right to household savings.
 -  The new allowance was set at a much higher rate than the former child endowment to compensate for the loss of tax deductions.
 -  He remained busy after retirement, advocating child endowment and defending the right of married women to remain teaching.
 -  In order to protect family income and ensure its adequacy, child endowment was paid on a per-child basis.
 
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