national insurance

British  

noun

1. (in Britain) state insurance based on weekly contributions from employees and employers and providing payments to the unemployed, the sick, the retired, etc, as well as medical services See also social security

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national insurance

These include a £10bn anti-missile defence system, 50,000 new prison places and halving the rate of employer national insurance on earnings for people aged between 21 to 24.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

At heart, it is a national insurance program that spreads healthcare costs across the entire country.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Particularly in hospitality, which has seen sharp rises in the national living wage and employers' national insurance contributions.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

It said, like many High Street retailers, it was facing "rising costs, inflationary pressures, and changing consumer habits - including reduced footfall, higher national insurance contributions, and growing competition from online resale platforms".

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

He has come to believe in such things as old age pensions and national insurance.

From The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice by Stephen Leacock

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