Meanings
noununemployment benefit (countable and uncountable, plural unemployment benefits)
plural unemployment benefits
- countablein pluraloftenuncountableMoney paid by the government, special-purpose fund or similar to those who are unemployed and looking for work.
Claimants of unemployment benefits will see the biggest fall in the value of their payments in 50 years on Monday, anti-poverty campaigners have said, as Britons grapple with the worst cost of living crisis since 1972.
2022 April 11, Miles Brignall, “Cost of living crisis: Value of UK unemployment benefits see biggest fall in 50 years”, in The Guardian
Translations
Bulgarian помощ за безработица
- помощ за безработица (pomošt za bezrabotica)money paid to the unemployed
Czech podpora v nezaměstnanosti
- podpora v nezaměstnanostimoney paid to the unemployed
Dutch werkloosheidsuitkering
- werkloosheidsuitkeringmoney paid to the unemployed
Finnish työttömyysturva, työttömyyskorvaus
- työttömyysturvamoney paid to the unemployed
- työttömyyskorvausmoney paid to the unemployed
- työttömyysetuusmoney paid to the unemployed
French allocation chômage, allocations de chômage
- allocation chômagemoney paid to the unemployed
- allocations de chômagemoney paid to the unemployed
German Arbeitslosengeld, Stempelgeld
- Arbeitslosengeldmoney paid to the unemployed
- Stempelgeldmoney paid to the unemployed
- Stützemoney paid to the unemployed
Greek επίδομα ανεργίας
- επίδομα ανεργίας (epídoma anergías)money paid to the unemployed
Irish sochar dífhostaíochta
- sochar dífhostaíochtamoney paid to the unemployed
Māori penihana koremahi, takuhe koremahi
- penihana koremahimoney paid to the unemployed
- takuhe koremahimoney paid to the unemployed
Norwegian Bokmål arbeidsledighetstrygd
- arbeidsledighetstrygdmoney paid to the unemployed
Polish zasiłek dla bezrobotnych
- zasiłek dla bezrobotnychmoney paid to the unemployed
Russian посо́бие по безрабо́тице
- посо́бие по безрабо́тице (posóbije po bezrabótice)money paid to the unemployed
Scottish Gaelic sochair cion-cosnaidh
- sochair cion-cosnaidhmoney paid to the unemployed
Swedish arbetslöshetsersättning
- arbetslöshetsersättningmoney paid to the unemployed
Cite this entry
APA
unemployment benefit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemployment%20benefit
MLA
“unemployment benefit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemployment%20benefit. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unemployment benefit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unemployment%20benefit.
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