"means-test" meaning in English

See means-test in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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 subject a person to a means test, or to require a means test in order to receive a benefit Derived forms: means-tested Translations (to subject to means test): tehdä tarveharkinta (Finnish)

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