"means test" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19

Verb

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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