unemployment compensation

un·em·ploy·ment com·pen·sa·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-em-ploi-muh nt kom-puh n-sey-shuh n]
- /ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt ˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-em-ploi-muh nt kom-puh n-sey-shuh n]
- /ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪ mənt ˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən/

Definitions of unemployment compensation words

noun unemployment compensation an allowance of money paid, usually weekly, to an unemployed worker by a state or federal agency or by the worker's labor union or former employer during all or part of the period of unemployment. 1
noun unemployment compensation allowance paid to those out of work 1
uncountable noun unemployment compensation Unemployment compensation is money that some people receive from the state, usually for a limited time after losing a job, when they do not have a job and are unable to find one. 0
noun unemployment compensation (in the US) payment by a governmental agency to unemployed people 0
noun unemployment compensation payment, as by a state government from social security funds, of a certain amount of money to a qualified unemployed person, usually at regular intervals and over a fixed period of time 0

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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