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unemployment compensation

British  

noun

  1. (in the US) payment by a governmental agency to unemployed people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

unemployment compensation Cultural  
  1. Short-term payments made to workers who have involuntarily lost their jobs.


Example Sentences

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And so it denied Catholic Charities the tax exemption from unemployment compensation that other religious charities receive.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2025

“When they go and strike for better work and better wages for themselves and others, they need to have unemployment compensation, because they’re striking for all workers,” Schiff said at the debate.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Other mandatory programs include income security such as food stamps and unemployment compensation and federal retirement and veterans programs, among others.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

“Wisconsin was the first state to enact an unemployment compensation law,” he said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 12, 2023

Diana applied for unemployment compensation which the Belmont administration opposed on the grounds that she was discharged for dishonesty.

From Wild Justice by Sprague, Ruth M.

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