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

Mark Beveridge, managing director of Glasgow Airport, said: "Our proposals aim to reduce the total adverse effects of noise from aircraft, improve capacity and minimise delays, and lower emissions per flight through more direct routing."

From BBC

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

From MarketWatch

Aneisha Beveridge, from Hamptons, said that many young people had been leaving the family home much later in life in recent years because of rent rises.

From BBC

Mr Beveridge said in recent years the school had seen some of the harms from excessive smartphone use and wanted to take action.

From BBC

The brightly coloured birds were introduced to Pittencrieff Park in 1905 when philanthropist Andrew Carnegie asked his friend Henry Beveridge to bring them back to his hometown from India.

From BBC