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单词 sit-down money
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Definition of sit-down money in English:

sit-down money

noun
mass nounAustralian
  • (in Aboriginal English) unemployment or state benefits.

    if he had not provided sit-down money many thousands would have starved
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It looked like most people were continuing to choose the "sit-down money" option.
    • Many residents of these communities are relying on "sit down money".
    • The alternative is unemployment benefits, the real sit down money.
    • He has campaigned on ending so-called "sit down money".
    • Sit-down money was instituted in 1975.
    • They want to find ways to break their dependence on 'sit down money'.
    • He wasn't the only person against "paying sit down money", he said.
    • They had used their sit down money to buy four battered station wagons.
    • It was during this time that sit-down money began coming.
    • The availability of sit-down money undermined any ambition to make these leases profitable.
 
 
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