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means test definition

means test

an investigation of a person's financial resources, made to determine whether that person is eligible for welfare payments, low-cost housing, etc.
means-test definition

means-test (mēnz′test′)

transitive verb

to subject to a means test

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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