means-testedadj.

Brit.

/ˈmiːnztɛstᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈminzˌtɛstəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mean n.³, English tested , test v.²

Etymology: < the plural of mean n.³ + tested, past participle of test v.², after means test n. Compare later means-test v.

That has been assessed by a means test.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [adjective] > determined by means test

means-tested1942

1942 Econ. Jrnl. 52 37 In the coming times of peace and reasonable plenty, a rule might be devised to give a minimum income which should supersede and cancel all our means-tested reliefs and pensions.

1966 Economist 29 Jan. 388/1 The genuinely poor long-term sick should be generously treated, preferably through generous means-tested national assistance.

1988 Which? Mar. 141/1 You'll get means-tested benefits if you haven't enough to live on.

1999 London Student (Univ. London Union) 12 Mar. 27/1 Firstly differential fees are a means tested top-up fee, where the richer students subsidise the poorer ones through scholarships and awards.

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

单词	means-tested
释义	means-testedadj. Brit. /ˈmiːnztɛstᵻd/, U.S. /ˈminzˌtɛstəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mean n.³, English tested , test v.² Etymology: < the plural of mean n.³ + tested, past participle of test v.², after means test n. Compare later means-test v. That has been assessed by a means test. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [adjective] > determined by means test means-tested1942 1942 Econ. Jrnl. 52 37 In the coming times of peace and reasonable plenty, a rule might be devised to give a minimum income which should supersede and cancel all our means-tested reliefs and pensions. 1966 Economist 29 Jan. 388/1 The genuinely poor long-term sick should be generously treated, preferably through generous means-tested national assistance. 1988 Which? Mar. 141/1 You'll get means-tested benefits if you haven't enough to live on. 1999 London Student (Univ. London Union) 12 Mar. 27/1 Firstly differential fees are a means tested top-up fee, where the richer students subsidise the poorer ones through scholarships and awards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1942
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