unemployment benefit
noun /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt benɪfɪt/
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt benɪfɪt/
(British English) (US English unemployment compensation, unemployment)
[uncountable] (also unemployment benefits [plural] British and North American English)
- money paid by the government to somebody who is unemployed
- people on (= receiving) unemployment benefit
- Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last month.