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Let's means-test benefits - let's means-test Social Security and Medicare and make the rich pay more for these benefits.
Rand Paul

Meaning of "means-test" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEANS-TEST

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEANS-TEST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Means-Test is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb means-test in English.

WHAT DOES MEANS-TEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Means test

A means test is a determination of whether an individual or family is eligible for government assistance, based upon whether the individual or family possesses the means to do without that help.

Definition of means-test in the English dictionary

The definition of means-test in the dictionary is to subject a person to a means test. Other definition of means-test is make a benefit dependent on income.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MEANS-TEST

PRESENT

Present
I means-test
you means-test
he/she/it means-tests
we means-test
you means-test
they means-test
Present continuous
I am means-testing
you are means-testing
he/she/it is means-testing
we are means-testing
you are means-testing
they are means-testing
Present perfect
I have means-tested
you have means-tested
he/she/it has means-tested
we have means-tested
you have means-tested
they have means-tested
Present perfect continuous
I have been means-testing
you have been means-testing
he/she/it has been means-testing
we have been means-testing
you have been means-testing
they have been means-testing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I means-tested
you means-tested
he/she/it means-tested
we means-tested
you means-tested
they means-tested
Past continuous
I was means-testing
you were means-testing
he/she/it was means-testing
we were means-testing
you were means-testing
they were means-testing
Past perfect
I had means-tested
you had means-tested
he/she/it had means-tested
we had means-tested
you had means-tested
they had means-tested
Past perfect continuous
I had been means-testing
you had been means-testing
he/she/it had been means-testing
we had been means-testing
you had been means-testing
they had been means-testing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will means-test
you will means-test
he/she/it will means-test
we will means-test
you will means-test
they will means-test
Future continuous
I will be means-testing
you will be means-testing
he/she/it will be means-testing
we will be means-testing
you will be means-testing
they will be means-testing
Future perfect
I will have means-tested
you will have means-tested
he/she/it will have means-tested
we will have means-tested
you will have means-tested
they will have means-tested
Future perfect continuous
I will have been means-testing
you will have been means-testing
he/she/it will have been means-testing
we will have been means-testing
you will have been means-testing
they will have been means-testing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would means-test
you would means-test
he/she/it would means-test
we would means-test
you would means-test
they would means-test
Conditional continuous
I would be means-testing
you would be means-testing
he/she/it would be means-testing
we would be means-testing
you would be means-testing
they would be means-testing
Conditional perfect
I would have means-test
you would have means-test
he/she/it would have means-test
we would have means-test
you would have means-test
they would have means-test
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been means-testing
you would have been means-testing
he/she/it would have been means-testing
we would have been means-testing
you would have been means-testing
they would have been means-testing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you means-test
we let´s means-test
you means-test
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to means-test
Past participle
means-tested
Present Participle
means-testing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEANS-TEST


autosuggest
ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒest
beerfest
ˈbɪəfest
breath-test
ˈbreθtest
coattest
ˌkəʊəˈtest
field-test
fiːld test
hillcrest
ˈhɪlˌkrest
oppressed
əˈprest
overdressed
ˌəʊvəˈdrest
posttest
ˌpəʊstˈtest
pressed
prest
prestressed
ˌpriːˈstrest
reconquest
ˌriːˈkɒŋkwest
regest
rɪˈdʒest
self-test
ˈselfˌtest
subtest
ˈsʌbˌtest

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEANS-TEST

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meaning
meaningful
meaningfully
meaningfulness
meaningless
meaninglessly
meaninglessness
meaningly
meanly
meanness
means
means of production
means of transport
means test
means-tested
meant
meantime
meanwhile
meany

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEANS-TEST

alpha-test
at the latest
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blood test
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contest
crash-test
drug test
Eurovision Song Contest
flight-test
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hottest
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the greatest
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Synonyms and antonyms of means-test in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «means-test» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEANS-TEST

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

Translator English - Chinese

指测试
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

significa -test
570 millions of speakers

English

means-test
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मतलब परीक्षण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يعني اختبار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

означает - тест
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

significa - teste
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানে পরীক্ষার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

signifie test
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bermakna ujian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bedürftigkeitsprüfung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

意味テスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의미 테스트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Liya-test
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có nghĩa là kiểm tra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொருள் சோதனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

म्हणजे-चाचणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlamına gelir testi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

significa -test
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oznacza test
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

означає - тест
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înseamnă -test
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σημαίνει - test
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beteken - toets
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

innebär test
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

betyr - test
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of means-test

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEANS-TEST»

The term «means-test» is regularly used and occupies the 66.928 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEANS-TEST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «means-test» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «means-test» 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 means-test

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QUOTES WITH «MEANS-TEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word means-test.
1
Rand Paul
Let's means-test benefits - let's means-test Social Security and Medicare and make the rich pay more for these benefits.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEANS-TEST»

Discover the use of means-test in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to means-test and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Personal Bankruptcy Laws For Dummies
T. he Bankruptcy Abuse Reform Act, or “BARF,” was regurgitated by the 109th Congress in 2005 after previous efforts to tighten the screws on debtors failed. Its main ingredient is a so-called Means Test, which is essentially a formula to ...
James P. Caher, John M. Caher, 2011
2
Social Security and Family Assistance Law
[1067G.03] Before 6 July 2000, application of Module G required reference to Regulations Between 1 July 1998 and 6 July 2000, Module G of the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator applied a family actual means test as part of the calculation of ...
Peter Sutherland, 2005
3
Congressional Record, V. 146, Pt. 18, November 1, 2000 to ...
Those who pass the means test can file a Chapter 7 case: those who fail would have to file under Chapter 13. The bill that is now before us includes an important "safe harbor" for debtors who are below the median income. The means test ...
Congress
4
The Veterans Charter and Post-World War II Canada
We shall call off the gestapo from their enforced and ignominious spying and probing into the lives of old men and women."38 Labelling the means test an " abasement of the aged," the Toronto Globe and Mail agreed: "It burrows into the most ...
Peter Neary, J. L. Granatstein, 1999
5
Bankruptcy for Small Business Owners: How to File for
If you have a lot of personal debt (such as a substantial mortgage on your home or student loans), you may have to take the means test—even if you are current on those debts and they aren't the source of your problems. exAmPle: Petra, a ...
Stephen Elias Attorney, 2010
6
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act ...
Computing Projected Disposable Income in Chapter 13 Whether the means test is now the only method for setting payments to unsecured creditors has been contested, especially under Chapter 13. Chapter 13 has long required debtors to  ...
‎2007
7
Bankruptcy Courts and Procedures
Congress carefully crafted the means test to ensure that it is flexible for debtors who have special circumstances that justify adjustments to income and expenses . To determine if an individual debtor qualifies to file a Chapter 7 case and is not ...
Pamela Everett Nollkamper, Pamela I. Everett, 1994
8
When You Have to File for Bankruptcy: Step-by-step ...
Do not worry if your numbers on the Means Test and your Schedule I do not match up, as they are actually not supposed to match because most people's income, unless they are salaried, varies. Let us bring back the family we met in Chapter ...
Matt Pelc, 2008
9
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Reforms: Lessons and ...
ACADEMIC EVIDENCE AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WITH PROXY MEANS TESTS A number of simulations in academic papers by various authors show how proxy means test could work, and the welfare gains likely produced by ...
Aline Coudouel, Anis A. Dani, Stefano Paternostro, 2006
10
Hope Deferred: Public Welfare and the Blind
Dr. Meriam first argues that "part of the hostility towards the means test arose from other things not necessarily connected with it." These he itemizes as: "(1) discretionary grants, (2) absence of precise rules and regulations, (3) absence of  ...
Jacobus TenBroek, Floyd W. Matson, 1959

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEANS-TEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term means-test is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Government must not claw back funding for care cap after shelving …
... software to deal with the changes relating to the cap and extended means-test, and working with care providers to identify local self-funders. «Communitycare.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Dual funding of health care needs examination
We means-test the age pension, family tax benefits and childcare benefit. But we don't means-test Medicare benefits or access to our public ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
LETTER: Pyne's plans tilt the playing field
... from states, to dispatch Gonski, to consider a divisive compulsory means-test fee proposition, while still supporting independent schools. «Newcastle Herald, Jul 15»
4
Boscombe charity raises £100k for sick and disabled children
We also never means-test people and never will. We don't believe in it. "Since we have gone national we have bought lots of wheelchairs, therapies and bikes ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
5
The 10th Man: The Biggest Trade Ever (No Exaggeration)
The first thing we will do is to means-test the benefits, which will just make it more progressive but won't solve the actual problem. You need to ... «Gold Seek, Jul 15»
6
Budget 2015: what welfare changes did George Osborne announce …
In the last Parliament we increased payments to the most disabled people and we will not tax or means-test disability benefits. We will increase ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
7
Emergency Budget 2015: mixed messages for working aged …
For the 368,000 claimants who are in work, over half say they would not be able to work without it, and moves to tax or means-test DLA / PIP will ... «EUROPP - European Politics and Policy, Jul 15»
8
Means-test for state school fees ruled out by Tony Abbott and …
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has ruled out supporting a controversial proposal to means-test free public education only hours after praising it as ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
9
ACT not about to means-test public education
ACT politicians across the political divide have denounced any move to means-test public education as the federal government punts the issue ... «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»
10
US Senate passes “milestone” bill to means-test Medicare, ration …
The US Senate voted Tuesday to pass a health care “reform” bill that incentivizes care providers to cut services for Medicare patients and ... «World Socialist Web Site, Apr 15»

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