"means test" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: means tests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} means test (plural means tests)
  1. An inquiry into the financial position of a person applying for some form of financial assistance in order to determine their eligibility. Related terms: means-test, means-tested Translations (inquiry into the financial position of a person): استطلاع الموارد المالية [masculine] (Arabic), 經濟狀況調查 (Chinese Mandarin), 经济状况调查 (jīngjì zhuàngkuàng diàochá) (Chinese Mandarin), 經濟資格審查 (Chinese Mandarin), 经济资格审查 (jīngjì zīgé shěnchá) (Chinese Mandarin), tarveharkinta (Finnish), ミーンズテスト (Japanese), behovsprövning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-means_test-en-noun-rGkfoMgP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 76 24

Verb [English]

Forms: means tests [present, singular, third-person], means testing [participle, present], means tested [participle, past], means tested [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} means test (third-person singular simple present means tests, present participle means testing, simple past and past participle means tested)
  1. To apply a means test to an individual or group.
    Sense id: en-means_test-en-verb-bw23KNNN

Inflected forms

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