means test

See also: means-test

English

Noun

means test (plural means tests)

1. An inquiry into the financial position of a person applying for some form of financial assistance in order to determine their eligibility.
   • 1970, Princeton Alumni Weekly‎^[1], volume 71, page 14:

     Accordingly, the dean's office has been consulting with other graduate schools over the development of a fair means test.

Related terms

• means-test
• means-tested

Translations

inquiry into the financial position of a person

• Arabic: استطلاع الموارد المالية m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 經濟狀況調查／经济状况调查 (jīngjì zhuàngkuàng diàochá), 經濟資格審查／经济资格审查 (jīngjì zīgé shěnchá)

• Finnish: tarveharkinta
• Japanese: ミーンズテスト
• Swedish: behovsprövning (sv) c

Verb

means test (third-person singular simple present means tests, present participle means testing, simple past and past participle means tested)

1. To apply a means test to an individual or group.

Anagrams

• matteness, nestmates, seatments, statesmen