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transfer payment

noun

any payment made by a government for a purpose other than that of purchasing goods or services, as for welfare benefits.
any money received that is neither a payment for goods or services nor investment income.

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Origin of transfer payment

First recorded in 1940–45
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British Dictionary definitions for transfer payment

transfer payment

noun

(usually plural) money received by an individual or family from the state or other body, often a pension or unemployment benefit. It is not reckoned when calculating the national income as it is money transferred rather than paid for merchandise or a service rendered
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Culture definitions for transfer payment

transfer payment

Income transferred from one party to another without a corresponding exchange of goods or services. Examples are a corporation's charitable contributions or a government's provision of social services.

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