means-tested

adjective

Subject to a means test.

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Meanings

adjectivemeans-tested (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSubject to a means test.

    The unnamed driver appeared before the South East Traffic Commissioner in late November, to receive a six-month HGV driving ban. It followed an earlier court appearance when he was fined a means-tested £715 and given six points on his driving licence for driving without due care and attention.

    2022 December 14, “Network News: HGV driver banned after Coulsdon bridge bash”, in RAIL, number 972, page 7
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of means-test

Translations

Swedish behovsprövad
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Cite this entry
APA

means-tested. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/means-tested

MLA

“means-tested.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/means-tested. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “means-tested,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/means-tested.

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