Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

unemployment benefit

 - 1 dictionary result

unemployment benefit

–noun
an allowance of money paid, usually weekly, to an unemployed worker by a state or federal agency or by the worker's labor union or former employer during all or part of the period of unemployment.
Also called unemployment compensation.


Origin:
1925–30
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To unemployment benefit
Search another word or see unemployment benefit on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: