Beveridge

American  

[bev-er-ij, bev-rij] / ˈbɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈbɛv rɪdʒ /

noun

1. Albert Jeremiah, 1862–1927, U.S. senator and historian.

2. Sir William Henry, 1879–1963, English economist.

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Beveridge British  

/ ˈbɛvərɪdʒ /

noun

1. William Henry , 1st Baron Beveridge. 1879–1963, British economist, whose Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942) formed the basis of social-security legislation in Britain

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Example Sentences

More fundamentally, the attack on Iran will only reinforce China’s bid for energy self-reliance, said Neil Beveridge, who tracks China’s energy sector at Bernstein Research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Beveridge is among those calling for a smartphone ban in schools and a social media ban for under-16s.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

As the government decides what to do, Beveridge plans to continue taking a tough stance on phones.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

This Beveridge curve represents a relationship between unemployment and job opening rates and typically slopes downwards.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

"Would that our young men were saturated with its thought," Albert J. Beveridge said of it, while he was a member of the United States Senate.

From The Book of Courage by Faris, John Thomson