"UBI" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} UBI (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of universal basic income. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: universal basic income Translations (Initialism of universal basic income): 全民基本收入 (quánmín jīběn shōurù) (Chinese Mandarin), 基本收入 (jīběn shōurù) (Chinese Mandarin), perustulo (note: not an abbreviation) (Finnish), BGE [initialism, neuter] (German), ingreso básico [masculine] (Spanish)

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