单词 | national insurance |
释义 | national insurancen. In the United Kingdom: a state-run scheme providing assistance and financial support for people who are unemployed, sick, retired, etc., funded by compulsory contributions from employers and employees. Also: a similar scheme in any other country.The U.K. scheme in its modern form was established in 1946, originally funded by flat-rate contributions but reformed in the mid-1970s to draw contributions based on individual earnings. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > state allowance > system of national insurance1878 social assistance1907 social security1908 NI1966 social1966 1878 W. L. Blackley in 19th Cent. Nov. 834 (title) National Insurance: a cheap, practical and popular means of abolishing poor rates. 1911 Act 1 & 2 George V c. 55. 337 National Health Insurance.] 1913 Q. Rev. Apr. 510 The labourer has gained something in a pecuniary sense from..national insurance. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 998/2 A few doctors..had started a new organization in opposition to the British Medical Association, called the National Insurance Practitioners Association. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Aug. 626/3 The indebtedness of the national insurance fund has already risen. 1948 F. O. Stein (title) Czechoslovak national insurance: a contribution to the pattern of social security. 1973 Times 13 Jan. 19/7 The National Insurance Scheme..covers pensions, widows' benefits, maternity benefits and sickness and unemployment benefits, together with certain minor benefits. 1996 H. Marks Mr Nice (1998) viii. 207 Meticulous accounts were maintained, and national insurance, income tax, [etc.]..were most conscientiously paid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1878 |
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