means testn.

Brit.

/ˈmiːnz tɛst/, U.S.

/ˈminz ˌtɛst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mean n.³, test n.¹

Etymology: < the plural of mean n.³ (compare sense 6 at that entry) + test n.¹

An official inquiry into an applicant's private financial resources, determining or limiting a grant or allowance from public funds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [noun] > into financial resources

means test1925

needs-test1932

1925 Times 29 Apr. 16/2 Two years later contributors..will become entitled to old age pensions of 10s a week ‘without any means test or disability of any kind’.

1930 Economist 7 June 1263/2 We should not cavil greatly at the principle of granting, on the basis of a means test, maintenance allowances for children compelled to attend school.

1957 Times 31 Dec. 11/5 Provision should be made..for giving adequate assistance to students who would be debarred under ‘means tests’ from accepting scholarships offered by the State and other sources.

1983 A. Croft in Listener 22 Sept. 8/1 Brierley..produced Means-Test Man, a straightforward account of a week in the life of an unemployed Derbyshire miner and his family, leading up to the visit of the means-test inspector.

1995 Daily Mail 2 Jan. 24/3 Everyone who passes means tests can obtain aid to pay lawyers' fees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	means test
释义	means testn. Brit. /ˈmiːnz tɛst/, U.S. /ˈminz ˌtɛst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mean n.³, test n.¹ Etymology: < the plural of mean n.³ (compare sense 6 at that entry) + test n.¹ An official inquiry into an applicant's private financial resources, determining or limiting a grant or allowance from public funds. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [noun] > into financial resources means test1925 needs-test1932 1925 Times 29 Apr. 16/2 Two years later contributors..will become entitled to old age pensions of 10s a week ‘without any means test or disability of any kind’. 1930 Economist 7 June 1263/2 We should not cavil greatly at the principle of granting, on the basis of a means test, maintenance allowances for children compelled to attend school. 1957 Times 31 Dec. 11/5 Provision should be made..for giving adequate assistance to students who would be debarred under ‘means tests’ from accepting scholarships offered by the State and other sources. 1983 A. Croft in Listener 22 Sept. 8/1 Brierley..produced Means-Test Man, a straightforward account of a week in the life of an unemployed Derbyshire miner and his family, leading up to the visit of the means-test inspector. 1995 Daily Mail 2 Jan. 24/3 Everyone who passes means tests can obtain aid to pay lawyers' fees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925
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