Meanings
nountransfer payment (plural transfer payments)
plural transfer payments
- economicsA redistribution of income in the market system initiated by a government, such as welfare, social security, etc.
Synonyms: government transfer, transfer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA redistribution of income in the market system initiated by a government, such as welfare, social security, etc.
Similar
government transfertransfer
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 轉移支付 /转移支付
- 轉移支付 /转移支付 (zhuǎnyí zhīfù)redistribution of income
Finnish tulonsiirto
- tulonsiirtoredistribution of income
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