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Definition of
unemployment benefits noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
unemployment benefits
noun
noun
[
plural
]
(
also
unemployment compensation
,
unemployment
[
uncountable
]
)
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money paid by the government to someone who is unemployed
people on
(= receiving)
unemployment benefits
Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last month.
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unemployment benefits
Nearby words
unemployed
adjective
unemployment
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unencumbered
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unending
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