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Meaning of "maternity allowance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATERNITY ALLOWANCE

maternity allowance  [məˈtɜːnɪtɪ əˈlaʊəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATERNITY ALLOWANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maternity allowance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MATERNITY ALLOWANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of maternity allowance in the English dictionary

The definition of maternity allowance in the dictionary is a payment made to a pregnant woman who usually works but does not qualify for statutory maternity pay, normally from 11 weeks before confinement for a period of 18 weeks.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATERNITY ALLOWANCE


affluence
ˈæflʊəns
allowance
əˈlaʊəns
confluence
ˈkɒnflʊəns
congruence
ˈkɒŋɡrʊəns
continuance
kənˈtɪnjʊəns
disallowance
ˌdɪsəˈlaʊəns
discontinuance
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəns
effluence
ˈɛflʊəns
incongruence
ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəns
influence
ˈɪnflʊəns
issuance
ˈɪʃjʊəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATERNITY ALLOWANCE

materialness
materials
materiel
maternal
maternal death
maternal deprivation
maternal health care
maternal instinct
maternalism
maternalistic
maternally
maternity
maternity benefit
maternity dress
maternity grant
maternity home
maternity hospital
maternity leave
maternity pay
maternity ward

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATERNITY ALLOWANCE

advance
age allowance
attendance allowance
capital allowance
car allowance
clothing allowance
cost-of-living allowance
depletion allowance
disability allowance
disability living allowance
family allowance
jobseeker´s allowance
maintenance allowance
mileage allowance
personal allowance
recommended daily allowance
relocation allowance
rent allowance
road allowance
subsistence allowance
tax allowance

Synonyms and antonyms of maternity allowance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «maternity allowance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATERNITY ALLOWANCE

Find out the translation of maternity allowance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of maternity allowance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maternity allowance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生育津贴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subsidio por maternidad
570 millions of speakers

English

maternity allowance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मातृत्व भत्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بدل الأمومة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пособие по беременности и родам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subsídio de maternidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রসূতি ভাতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

allocation de maternité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elaun bersalin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mutterschaftsgeld
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出産手当金
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

출산 수당
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tunjangan ibu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trợ cấp thai sản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகப்பேறு கொடுப்பனவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रसूति भत्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğum izni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indennità di maternità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zasiłek macierzyński
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

допомога по вагітності та пологах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alocație de maternitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επίδομα μητρότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kraam toelae
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

moderskapspenning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fødselspermisjon kvote
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maternity allowance

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATERNITY ALLOWANCE»

The term «maternity allowance» is regularly used and occupies the 74.555 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATERNITY ALLOWANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «maternity allowance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «maternity allowance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maternity allowance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATERNITY ALLOWANCE»

Discover the use of maternity allowance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maternity allowance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Family, Economy, and Government in Ireland
From 1953 maternity benefit included two schemes — a maternity grant of £2 which was, in effect, the new name for the old lump sum maternity benefit and maternity allowance which is a weekly payment for twelve weeks paid only on a ...
Finola Kennedy, 1989
2
Year Book Australia 2000
Maternity Allowance Maternity Allowance was introduced from 1 February 1996. This payment assists families with the costs associated with a new baby ( including forgone income as a result of the mother being unable to participate in the paid ...
‎2000
3
Social Security: Beveridge and After
Unlike the maternity grant which can be paid on the insurance record of the husband, the maternity allowance is paid to women who have themselves paid the specified number of insurance contributions. The National Insurance Act, 1946, ...
Victor George, 1998
4
A Generation of Change, a Lifetime of Difference: Social ...
Maternity Allowance had experienced the changes during the 1960s that introduced earnings-related supplements that could more than double the amount of benefit received if previous earnings were sufficiently high3. Maternity Allowance ...
Martin Evans, Lewis Williams, 2009
5
Social Security Law in Lithuania
Women who were granted a maternity leave shall be entitled to receive a maternity allowance during the maternity leave if they satisfy both below- mentioned conditions: (1) are insured with sickness and maternity state social insurance at the ...
Ipolitas Nekrošius, Vida Petrylaitė, 2010
6
Maternity Protection at Work: Revision of the Maternity ...
In Finland, additional leave would call for a new concept of leave alongside existing maternity leave, special maternity leave and sick leave and the working out of a related compensation scheme in addition to maternity allowance, special  ...
‎2000
7
Social Sec:Beveridge Ils 191
Unlike the maternity grant which can be paid on the insurance record of the husband, the maternity allowance is paid to women who have themselves paid the specified number of insurance contributions. The National Insurance Act, 1946, ...
George Victor, 2013
8
Year Book, Australia
To qualify for Maternity Allowance, a woman must be eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A within thirteen weeks of the child being born. In the case of adopted children, claimants must be eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A within thirteen ...
‎1994
9
Speaker's Conference (on Parliamentary Representation): ...
Provisions for Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance are set out in the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, and associated regulations, primarily the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations 1986; the Social ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Speaker's Conference, 2010
10
Key Aspects of German Employment and Labour Law
After the evaluation of the daily average pay the compulsory deductions and the EUR 13.00 have to be subtracted in order to calculate the supplementary maternity allowance that the employer has to pay. If the employee is not entitled to a ...
Jens Kirchner, Pascal R. Kremp, Michael Magotsch, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATERNITY ALLOWANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maternity allowance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The meaning of “information” under RTI Law – PART 2
Jharna Rani Roy of Narendrapur Jessore, receives Maternity Allowance as a result of information received by application of RTI. Photo: RIB. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
2
This time, Iain Duncan Smith may be right
But even before that, the government was spending less than £6 billion annually on Maternity Allowance, contribution-based ESA, and ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
3
July Budget 2015: Every key policy announced today
... local housing allowance, for four years from 2016-17 - this doesn't include Maternity Allowance, maternity pay, paternity pay and sick pay. «City A.M., Jul 15»
4
Summer Budget 2015: All the key announcements
... including tax credits and local housing allowance, will be frozen for four years from 2016 to 2017, however this excludes maternity allowance, ... «FT Adviser, Jul 15»
5
Employment law newsletter - June, 2015 - II case law
... work as an employee, the minimum contribution period required under national law in order to be eligible to receive that maternity allowance, ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
6
Self-employed workers are the future. We need a fair deal for them
At present, self-employed women are only eligible for maternity allowance, which is typically less than statutory maternity pay (SMP). There is ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Removing prevailing inequality in society
Maternity Allowance for the Poor Lactating Mothers is a new addition to the list of SSNs in Bangladesh. Under this programme, antenatal care, ... «Financial Express Bangladesh, Jun 15»
8
Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers rebels against his government for …
However, he says that responsibility for bereavement allowance, child benefit, guardian's allowance, maternity allowance, statutory maternity ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jun 15»
9
May 31 deadline: No more education and maternity allowance
The maternity allowance, 194 euros per week, is paid to mothers who do not work for eight weeks before and after the birth of their child. «Luxemburger Wort - English Edition, Jun 15»
10
Shared parental leave
... the mother has spent on maternity leave and/or in receipt of statutory maternity pay or maternity allowance). Mirror provisions apply in relation ... «Lexology, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Maternity allowance [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/maternity-allowance>. Apr 2024 ».
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