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family credit

British

noun

(formerly, in Britain) a means-tested allowance paid to low-earning families with one or more dependent children and one or both parents in work: replaced by Working Families' Tax Credit in 1999

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Example Sentences

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This year, Parsons, 44 years old, locked the family credit card.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tamira got dengue fever in Thailand, their family credit card got swallowed by a machine in Vietnam and all five of them got a sickness bug while staying in a hostel in the Philippines.

From BBC

Investigators are looking for last known addresses, their friends and family, credit card usage — anything that might point to where they are, Cangelosi said.

From Seattle Times

Three lots of Roy family credit cards were auctioned, but they won’t be accepted at your local supermarket.

From Seattle Times

Bleddyn's family credit the inclusiveness of the gym and coach Simon Roach, a former Commonwealth athlete and trainer, with helping with his and other disabled athletes' development.

From BBC

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