family cap
Politics (originally and chiefly US )
noun
A policy limiting the benefits made available to a family by the State; especially one that prevents a family in receipt of welfare assistance from receiving additional assistance because of the birth of another child.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in United Press International.
- haruspex
- haruspical
- haruspication
- haruspicy
- Harvard classification
- Harvard University
- harvest
- harvestable
- harvester
- harvester ant
- harvest festival
- harvest home
- harvestman
- harvest mite
- harvest moon
- harvest mouse
- Harvey Wallbanger
- Harvey, William
- Harwich
- Haryana
- harzburgite
- Harz Mountains
- has-been
- Hasdrubal
- hash