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means-test

means-test verb: to subject a person to a means test, or to require a means test in order to receive a benefit.

Verb

means-test (third-person singular simple present means-tests, present participle means-testing, simple past and past participle means-tested)

  1. To subject a person to a means test, or to require a means test in order to receive a benefit

Forms of means-test

third-person singular presentmeans-tests
present participlemeans-testing
past participlemeans-tested
pastmeans-tested

Words formed from means-test

Questions about means-test

What does means-test mean?
Means-test means to subject a person to a means test, or to require a means test in order to receive a benefit.
What part of speech is means-test?
Means-test is a verb.
What is the past tense of means-test?
The past tense of means-test is means-tested.

Words near means-test in the dictionary

  1. means to
  2. means to an end
  3. means to ends
  4. means to say
  5. means well
  6. means-test
  7. means-tested
  8. Meanses
  9. meanship
  10. meanspirited
  11. meanspiritedly

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