electronic benefit transfer

noun

An electronic system that allows state welfare departments to issue benefits using a magnetically encoded payment card.

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Meanings

nounelectronic benefit transfer (uncountable)
  1. USuncountableAn electronic system that allows state welfare departments to issue benefits using a magnetically encoded payment card.

    Synonyms: EBT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electronic system that allows state welfare departments to issue benefits using a magnetically encoded payment card.

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electronic benefit transfer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electronic%20benefit%20transfer

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“electronic benefit transfer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electronic%20benefit%20transfer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electronic benefit transfer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electronic%20benefit%20transfer.

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