Meanings
nounmeans test (plural means tests)
plural means tests
- An inquiry into the financial position of a person applying for some form of financial assistance in order to determine their eligibility.
Accordingly, the dean's office has been consulting with other graduate schools over the development of a fair means test.
1970, Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 71, page 14
verbmeans test (third-person singular simple present means tests, present participle means testing, simple past and past participle means tested)
present singular third person means tests · participle present means testing · participle past means tested · past means tested
- To apply a means test to an individual or group.
Translations
Arabic استطلاع الموارد المالية
- استطلاع الموارد الماليةinquiry into the financial position of a person
Chinese Mandarin 經濟狀況調查 /经济状况调查, 經濟資格審查 /经济资格审查
- 經濟狀況調查 /经济状况调查 (jīngjì zhuàngkuàng diàochá)inquiry into the financial position of a person
- 經濟資格審查 /经济资格审查 (jīngjì zīgé shěnchá)inquiry into the financial position of a person
Finnish tarveharkinta
- tarveharkintainquiry into the financial position of a person
Japanese ミーンズテスト
- ミーンズテストinquiry into the financial position of a person
Swedish behovsprövning
- behovsprövninginquiry into the financial position of a person
Cite this entry
APA
means test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/means%20test
MLA
“means test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/means%20test. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “means test,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/means%20test.
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