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

1. payment by a United States agency to unemployed people