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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A noncompensatory government payment to individuals, as for welfare or social security benefits.
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- noun A
redistribution ofincome in themarket system initiated by a government, such aswelfare ,social security , etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services
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