Meanings
UBI1
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of universal basic income.
Right-wing supporters of UBI, such as the Adam Smith Institute, will try to use it as a justification for further dismantling of the welfare state and for individualising society’s problems.
2018 January 19, Kyle Lewis, Will Stronge, “A right-wing think tank is now supporting Universal Basic Income – but they’ve missed the point”, in The Independent1 more example
Stronge suggests a daily routine for post-work citizens that would include a provocative degree of state involvement: “You get your UBI payment from the government. Then you get a form from your local council telling you about things going on in your area: a five-a-side football tournament, say, or community activism – Big Society stuff, almost.”
2018 January 19, Andy Beckett, “Post-work: the radical idea of a world without jobs”, in The Guardian
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Union Bank of India.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of United Bank of India.
Ubi2
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Chinese Mandarin 全民基本收入, 基本收入
- 全民基本收入 (quánmín jīběn shōurù)initialism of universal basic income
- 基本收入 (jīběn shōurù)initialism of universal basic income
Finnish perustulo
- perustuloinitialism of universal basic income
German BGE
- BGEinitialism of universal basic income
Spanish ingreso básico
- ingreso básicoinitialism of universal basic income
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UBI. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UBI
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