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child benefit

child benefit noun: a regular government payment made to parents or guardians for each child up to a certain age.

Noun

child benefit (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A regular government payment made to parents or guardians for each child up to a certain age.
    • Near-synonym: family allowance

Synonyms of child benefit

Questions about child benefit

What does child benefit mean?
Child benefit means a regular government payment made to parents or guardians for each child up to a certain age.
What part of speech is child benefit?
Child benefit is a noun.

Words near child benefit in the dictionary

  1. child abusers
  2. child actor
  3. child actors
  4. child bed
  5. child beds
  6. child benefit
  7. child birth
  8. child bride
  9. child brides
  10. child car seat
  11. child car seats

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