unemployment compensation
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Definition
Noun: * Payment to unemployed people: Money paid by a government agency to individuals who are out of work and meet specific eligibility requirements, such as having lost their job through no fault of their own.
Usage
- This term is a compound noun and is typically used as a non-count (uncountable) noun to refer to the system or the general benefit.
- It is commonly used in contexts of economics, social welfare, law, and personal finance.
Examples
- She filed a claim to receive unemployment compensation after the factory closed.
- The duration of unemployment compensation varies from state to state.
- He used his unemployment compensation to cover basic living expenses while searching for a new job.
Advanced Usage
- "To be on unemployment compensation": To be receiving these government payments.
- After being laid off, he was on unemployment compensation for six months.
- "Unemployment compensation benefits": A common phrase specifying the payments received.
- The new legislation extended unemployment compensation benefits during the recession.
Variants and Related Words
- Unemployment benefits: A very common synonym.
- Unemployment insurance: Another synonym, emphasizing the insurance-based principle of the system.
- Jobseeker's allowance: A term used in some other countries for a similar benefit.
Synonyms
- Jobless benefits
- Unemployment pay
Related Phrases
- To qualify for unemployment compensation: To meet the legal requirements to receive the payment.
- You must have worked a minimum number of hours to qualify for unemployment compensation.
- To exhaust unemployment compensation: To use up the full amount or duration of benefits one is entitled to.
- She found a job just before she was due to exhaust her unemployment compensation.
Noun
- payment by a United States agency to unemployed people